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Definitions

drug

[druhg] / drʌg /
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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To test whether removing these cells could improve health, the team treated mice with ABT-263, a drug designed to selectively eliminate senescent cells.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

However, other experts say differences in the way each drug works are important and it's unfair to group older experimental drugs with newer ones proven to work.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Achieve-4, the longest phase 3 study of Lilly’s Foundayo to date, has reaffirmed its cardiovascular and overall safety profile as well as consistent improvements across key measures of cardiometabolic health, the drug maker said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

But a less visible question is: What happens to scientific research inside drug companies after activists arrive?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

“I am not a drug dealer,” Owen answers.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan