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soda

soda

454 1.0
A sweet fizzy drink often served cold
  • noun
  • /ˈsoʊdə/
  • US
: refresco
  • At the party, they served various flavors of soda, including cola and lemon-lime.
  • soda pop
  • drink soda
  • a bottle of soda

But ways to call soda, They would say soda, cola or pop.

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Examples

  • Stop drinking any type of soda or energy drink.

  • Anna looked at the choices in the soda machine by the entrance.

    Academic text (2006)
  • And it's probably my favorite soda, hands down.

  • Dawn, would you get Robert a club soda, please?

  • Would you get me a drink of soda?

  • I want a diet soda.

  • How available were other beverages, such as soda, coffee, and tea?

    Academic text (2008)
  • They gave us tea and soda and we just hung out.

  • We've made a lot of different sodas over the years.

  • I'll grab a soda.

Synonyms

cola
vssoda
89 1.0

A sweet fizzy drink flavored with kola nuts, often containing caffeine

is the broader sweet fizzy drink category not limited to that specific flavor
pop
vssoda
  • US
77 1.0

A sweet fizzy drink sold in cans or bottles

is the neutral, standard term used for the same drinks
Pepsi
vssoda
75 1.0

A sweet fizzy cola drink made by PepsiCo

is the general category name rather than a brand product
Coca-Cola
vssoda
44 1.0

A sweet fizzy drink with a cola taste that The Coca-Cola Company makes

is the general category name rather than a specific brand product
soft drink
vssoda
40 1.0

A drink without alcohol that has bubbles, like soda or lemonade

is the familiar chilled sweet carbonated flavored drink term
Coke
vssoda
27 1.8

A brand name people use to mean any cola drink

is the generic category name not tied to any brand
soda pop
vssoda
  • US
18 1.0

A sweet fizzy drink like cola

is the single-word general term for sweet carbonated drinks
tonic
vssoda
  • US
13 8.1

A sweet fizzy drink people call soda in New England

is the general name used widely for sweet carbonated drinks
cream soda
vssoda
9 1.5

A sweet, fizzy drink with vanilla that is usually light in color

is the general sweet carbonated drink not tied to one flavor
Pepsi Cola
vssoda
6 1.0

A sweet fizzy drink sold by the Pepsi company

is the general category name rather than a brand product
fizzy drink
vssoda
  • UK
3 1.0

A cold sweet drink with bubbles like cola

focuses on sweet flavored drink rather than only bubbles

Compounds

37 1.2

A white powder used in baking, cleaning, and to ease heartburn

32 1.8

A fizzy water with added minerals used to drink or mix with alcohol

18 1.0

A sweet fizzy drink like cola

12 1.0

A small metal container that holds one fizzy drink

9 1.5

A sweet, fizzy drink with vanilla that is usually light in color

washing soda
  • Specialized
8 3.7

A white powder that cleans clothes and removes grease

A drink made from Scotch whisky and club soda with ice

7 1.0

A bottle that holds a soft drink like cola

7 1.0

A fizzy sweet drink that tastes of orange

6 1.2

A clear fizzy drink made by adding gas to water, often used as a mixer

soda fountain
  • Archaic
3 2.8

A counter in a shop where people get cold drinks and ice cream

A cold drink with ice cream floating in sweet fizzy soda

2 2.8

A thin, crisp plain baked snack often eaten with cheese or soup

soda jerk
  • Archaic
2 9.8

A person who used to serve drinks and ice cream at a diner counter

soda ash
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A white powder used to make soap, glass, and paper

A white powder used for baking, cleaning, and to help an upset stomach

1 6.1

A very strong chemical that can burn skin and is used to make soap and clean things

A round loaf made with baking soda and buttermilk, often with raisins or caraway seeds

1 2.9

A machine that adds gas to water or drinks to make them fizzy

soda jerker
  • Archaic
1 9.4

A person who serves drinks from a soda fountain in a drugstore or ice cream shop

soda lime
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A chemical that removes carbon dioxide and moisture from air

1 2.2

A soft, light round bread made with baking soda and buttermilk

benzoate of soda
  • Specialized
7.2

A white salt used to stop food and drinks from going bad

sal soda
  • Archaic
9.9

A white powder that dissolves in water and is used to make soap, glass, and paper

Salsola soda
  • Specialized
9.9

A bushy coastal plant with prickly leaves and edible shoots that grows in salty soil

soda carbonator
  • Specialized
3.9

A device that adds gas to water to make it fizzy

soda niter
  • Archaic
9.9

A white crystal used to make plant food and explosives

How Fizzy

champagne
484 3.7
soda
  • US
454 1.0
still water
1 1.2

Surface Forms

soda singular
sodas plural

Etymology

Soda for a sweet drink comes from soda water, water made fizzy by adding a kind of 'soda' mineral and then flavored. So today soda usually means a sweet, 'fizzy' drink.