drugs

NOUN

medication

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cure medicine narcotic pharmaceutical pill poison prescription remedy stimulant

STRONG

depressant dope essence medicament opiate pharmaceutic physic potion sedative tonic

WEAK

biologic medicinal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disease

VERB

put under influence of medication

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dope medicate poison sedate

STRONG

anesthetize benumb blunt deaden desensitize dose fix hit narcotize numb relax stupefy treat

WEAK

analgize dope up dose up knock out

Antonyms

STRONG

enliven ignore increase neglect

Example Sentences

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Around 12% of U.S. adults have used those drugs for weight loss, polling has shown.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Increased usage of GLP-1 drugs has only added to the protein fervor in the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Mexico and India, it has a portfolio of generic drugs, biosimilar treatments, over-the-counter health products and branded pharmaceuticals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

While these drugs have been successful against certain tumors, many cancers eventually adapt.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Other organizations, now intent on treating MDR in Russia, were still waiting for the inexpensive drugs.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French