Synonyms for drug
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Pharmaceutical — A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a…
pharmaceutical, medicine, medication, medicament, remedy, physic dated
2. Dope — A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such…
Other
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
The revenues from both brand-name drugs and generic drugs have increased.
- n. 2
A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.
She used to be a drug addict.
- v. 1
To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent.
She suddenly felt strange, and only then realized she'd been drugged.
Related words
- Word family
- druggie druggist
- Phrases
- drug dealer drug addict drug addiction drug house hug drug drug abuse drug trafficker sulfa drug
Example sentences
- medicine The new medicine demonstrated an immediate effect.
- medication I need to go buy the medication Tom and Mary need.
- pharmaceutical Algeria's pharmaceutical industry is developing.
- dope I keep a little dope around for real emergencies.
- narcotic This substance is a narcotic if inhaled.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| drug | rising | |
| medicine | steady | |
| medication | rising | |
| pharmaceutical | rising | |
| medicament | falling | |
| dope | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dose1, dope1, dull1
- 5 letters
- stuff1
- 6 letters
- remedy3, physic, deaden2
- 7 letters
- stupefy
- 8 letters
- medicine3, narcotic3, medicate3
- 10 letters
- medication4, medicament
- 14 letters
- pharmaceutical5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remedy3 = 3 syllables).