beverage vs intoxicant

intoxicant vs beverage

beverage and intoxicant both are nouns.

beverage is not an adjective while intoxicant is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beverage	Yes	No	No	No
intoxicant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, intoxicant is a hyponym of beverage; that is, intoxicant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beverage:

beverage: any liquid suitable for drinking
intoxicant: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

Other hyponyms of beverage include milk, wish-wash, potion, alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, hydromel, oenomel, near beer, ginger beer, mixer, cooler, refresher, smoothie, fizz, cider, cyder, chocolate, cocoa, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate, fruit crush, fruit juice, ade, fruit drink, mate, soft drink, coffee, java, tea, tea-like drink, drinking water, horchata, parahoma.

beverage (noun)	intoxicant (noun)
any liquid suitable for drinking	a drug that can produce a state of intoxication
	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

beverage (adjective)	intoxicant (adjective)
	causing intoxication

Difference between beverage and intoxicant

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