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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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Drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are typically prescribed at higher doses for obesity treatment than for diabetes management, and more research is needed to determine whether the same genetic factors influence weight loss outcomes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Appeared in the May 22, 2026, print edition as 'Studies Suggest Diet Drugs Stall Cancer'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Meanwhile, global layoffs created a new labour force that could be recruited by criminal networks, says Ilias Chatzis, acting head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Drugs such as evolocumab and alirocumab can lower LDL cholesterol by about 60%.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Declining crime rates, coupled with a decline in public concern about crime, have also helped to create a rare opening for a productive public conversation about the War on Drugs.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander