Synonyms for painkilling

Most common

pain-relieving · analgesic · anodyne

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Reducing or eliminating pain.

   The doctor prescribed a painkilling medication.

Example sentences

• analgesic I'm going to give you an injection of an analgesic.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

anodyne

9 letters

analgesic⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (analgesic⁴ = 4 syllables).