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medicines

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

antibiotic cure drug medication pharmaceutical pill prescription remedy

STRONG

anesthetic antidote antiseptic antitoxin balm capsule dose elixir injection inoculation liniment lotion medicament ointment physic potion salve sedative serum tablet tincture tonic vaccination vaccine

WEAK

biologic pharmacon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disease

Example Sentences

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The study highlights the value of exploring natural sources for new medicines.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Common vitamins that are needed for the medicines to take hold.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Keytruda is already one of the most financially successful medicines of all time with estimated sales of $180bn since its launch over a decade ago.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Peer review—the quiet process in which independent experts vet scientific work—is the quality filter behind safe medicines, infrastructure standards, and daily technologies.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Holding the medicines and looking curiously at her grandmother, she waited.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich