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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People using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss have tried to find ways to get more protein in their diets while they eat less.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Around 12% of U.S. adults have used those drugs for weight loss, polling has shown.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Car insurance decreased 1.7% in May from April, prescription drugs dropped 0.9% and prices for new vehicles declined 0.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In those cases, UNI418 restored the cells' responsiveness to the drugs.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Because of Chapel Hill High School’s strict Zero Tolerance Policy toward drugs, the school nurse had to dispense all medications for Chapel Hill High School students.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram