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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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Instead of permanently altering the cells, researchers used small-molecule drugs to temporarily increase NK cell activity.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

There are also no drugs that target it, making the illness harder to treat.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

"Clinical trials generally identify the most dangerous side effects of drugs," says Ungar.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

The Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker estimated this past fall that one-fifth of companies with 200 or more workers cover weight-loss drugs in their largest health plans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Added to these are the wide variety of synthetic estrogens to which we are increasingly exposed — those in cosmetics, drugs, foods, and occupational exposures.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson