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medications

NOUN

substance that helps cure, alleviate, or prevent illness

Synonyms

WEAK

anesthetic antibiotic antidote antiseptic antitoxin balm biologic capsule cure dose drug elixir injection inoculation liniment lotion medicament ointment pharmaceutical pharmacon physic pill potion prescription remedy salve sedative serum tablet tincture tonic vaccination vaccine

NOUN

cure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid assistance drug medicine placebo remedy treatment

STRONG

alleviation antidote catholicon corrective countermeasure elixir fix healing help medicament nostrum panacea physic proprietary recovery redress reparation therapeutic

WEAK

counteractant counteragent elixir vitae healing agent medicant pharmacon quick fix restora-tive

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hindrance hurt injury

NOUN

drug

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cure medicine narcotic opiate pharmaceutical pill prescription remedy sedative stimulant

STRONG

depressant dope essence medicament pharmaceutic physic poison potion tonic

WEAK

biologic medicinal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disease

Example Sentences

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Chewy’s business is relatively insulated from macro headwinds, with 85% of sales from essential pet food and medications.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Health insurers often won’t reauthorize the medications if someone hasn’t lost 5% of their body weight after five or six months.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

“We believe that people will just start getting more and more creative and determined in making these medications available.”

From Slate • May 18, 2026

The findings arrive at a time when newer obesity medications, including GLP-1 and dual incretin agonists, are becoming increasingly common.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

The ground would soon become wet, and sleeping in a puddle would be a surefire path to pneumonia, without any hope of a doctor or medications.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer