Synonyms for Spirits:

n.

•alcoholic beverage (noun)
hard drink.
•angels (noun)
guardian angels, archangels, demons, gurus, guides, guardians, Cherubs, angels.
•booze (noun)
hard liquor.
•evil spirits (noun)
lamias, imps, dragons, hellions, nixies, gnomes, dwarves, nymphs, hellcats, devils, goblins, freaks, beasts, sylphs, fiends, satyrs, archfiends, genies, sprites, hell hounds, sirens.
•foci (noun)
crossings, Rallies, centers, hubs, kernels, polestars, hearts, Forums, lodestars, axles, Epitomes, Foci, lures, plenums, gatherings, cores, bottlenecks, essences, intersections, Nuclei, magnets, Cruxes, souls, asymptotes, funnels.
•ghosts (noun)
Nightmares, ghouls, Incubuses, specters, Succubi, ogres, phantoms, terrors, vampires, myths, hobgoblins, phantasms, bugaboos, Monsters, bugbears, apparitions, horrors, Werewolves, ghosts, shadows, bogey men, Chimeras, Illusions.
•spirits (noun)
strong drink, John barleycorn, booze, hard drink, liquor, hard liquor.

Other synonyms:

•John Barleycorn
John barleycorn.
•Other relevant words:
strong drink, John barleycorn, booze, hard drink, liquor, hard liquor.

Usage examples for spirits

1. " In good spirits I know. – Alias The Lone Wolf by Louis Joseph Vance

2. Keep up your spirits and wait here till I come back. – Basil by Wilkie Collins

3. My spirits are rising and I see fun ahead. – Monitress Merle by Angela Brazil