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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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We are often told by the pharmaceutical industry that Americans have a greater freedom of choice than other countries when it comes to the availability of new medicines.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Developing new medicines often depends on finding the right molecular building blocks.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

"Sometimes, if medicines are leftover from the baby of a better-off family, we use it for the babies whose families cannot afford it," Fatima says.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Artificially lowering prices makes it harder for companies to justify taking the kinds of risks that lead to transformative medicines.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

“There’s nothing we can do. Not without a whole lot of medicines we don’t have.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman