medications

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

aid assistance drug medicine placebo remedy treatment

STRONG

alleviation antidote catholicon corrective countermeasure elixir fix healing help medicament nostrum panacea physic proprietary recovery redress reparation therapeutic

WEAK

counteractant counteragent elixir vitae healing agent medicant pharmacon quick fix restora-tive

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hindrance hurt injury

NOUN

drug

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cure medicine narcotic opiate pharmaceutical pill prescription remedy sedative stimulant

STRONG

depressant dope essence medicament pharmaceutic physic poison potion tonic

WEAK

biologic medicinal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disease

Example Sentences

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Taylor, who is a rising football star, is now on anti-viral medications to protect against HIV or hepatitis - but these drugs have themselves taken their toll.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

During a virtual holiday party, Brody compared Done’s prescriptions for controlled medications to Santa Claus handing out candy, a witness testified.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

Some of these platforms have become key players treating the millions of Americans taking GLP-1s to lose weight, and they have helped democratize access to GLP-1 medications, which provide health benefits far beyond weight loss.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

The findings may help explain why commonly prescribed stroke prevention medications such as aspirin and other antiplatelet drugs have had limited success in preventing this type of stroke.

From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026

The doctor diagnosed various problems, some lethal, all apparently debilitating, and left me taking various medications and endless rituals of check-ins and checkouts and tests and retests....

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen