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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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After more employees were prescribed the drugs than expected, some towns are now gearing up to strip coverage of GLP-1s for weight loss when their fiscal years end next month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"If we could get to grips with these processes, then we could use this understanding to create better solar cells, more efficient energy grid systems, and discover drugs for previously untreatable diseases," she said.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Lilly is the undisputed leader of the game-changing market for weight-loss drugs.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

"Most current obesity and appetite-control drugs rely on gut hormone signaling, yet we still know relatively little about how naturally produced gut signals influence the brain and behavior," said Director SUH Seong-Bae.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Those companies that did make MDR drugs could pretty much name their own price.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French