intoxicant vs strong drink

strong drink vs intoxicant

intoxicant and strong drink both are nouns.

intoxicant is an adjective but strong drink is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intoxicant	Yes	Yes	No	No
strong drink	Yes	No	No	No

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

intoxicant: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
strong drink: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

Other hyponyms of intoxicant include proof spirit, home brew, homebrew, hooch, hootch, kava, kavakava, aperitif, brew, brewage, rice beer, sake, saki, nipa, vino, wine, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, ethyl alcohol, neutral spirits, pulque, cordial, liqueur, mixed drink, hard cider, perry, rotgut, slug, koumiss, kumis.

intoxicant (noun)	strong drink (noun)
a drug that can produce a state of intoxication	an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

intoxicant (adjective)	strong drink (adjective)
causing intoxication

Difference between intoxicant and strong drink

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