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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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Women who received beta blockers had a higher risk of death, heart attack, or hospitalization for heart failure compared with women who did not receive the drugs.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

"It avoids the complex process of customizing cells and uses readily available drugs to reversibly enhance NK cells' anti-tumor activities."

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

There are also no drugs that target it, making the illness harder to treat.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

“It is hard to find any drugs in hospitals if you get sick,” Muhindo said in a phone interview with The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Cloke Rayburn, a school friend of Corcoran’s and one of those who first notified police, said that Corcoran “is a real straight guy—definitely not mixed up in drugs or anything like that.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt