as in sedative
something (as a drug) that relieves pain
the doctor prescribed an analgesic and rest for my injured knee
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Recent Examples of analgesic
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
This analgesic effect can be particularly beneficial after strenuous activities.
—Emily Peck, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025
Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2025
Hospitals were able to replenish their supplies of antibiotics, sterile gauze, analgesics, and surgical equipment.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
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Noun
An analgesic medication that works in the brain to reduce mild to moderate pain by increasing the body’s pain threshold and changing the way the body senses pain.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
This analgesic effect can be particularly beneficial after strenuous activities.
—Emily Peck, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
How is kratom different from 7-OH? When isolated in its concentrated state, 7-OH, the active metabolite present in the kratom plant, becomes a highly potent analgesic.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2025
Hospitals were able to replenish their supplies of antibiotics, sterile gauze, analgesics, and surgical equipment.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analgesic
Noun
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Texas began solely using pentobarbital, a sedative, for executions in 2012.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
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Popular since the Soviet days, Validol, a mild sedative sold over the counter, flies off the shelves in tens of millions each year.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Schultz also slow-walked the trial use of the fast-acting anesthetic ketamine by paramedics, who were able to administer only four doses in six months under his stewardship.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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Dental surgeon William Thomas Green Morton saw the case as the perfect opportunity to test his anesthetic breathing apparatus in the hospital’s amphitheater.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The film chronicles Kerr's rise and peak, including his struggles with addiction to painkillers, roller coaster relationship with Dawn Staples (Emily Blunt), and the lowest points of his career.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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The film is based on the real-life story of Mark Kerr, a former college wrestler who battled trauma and an addiction to painkillers during the early years of the UFC.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The plan, according to court documents, was for the woman to meet the employee to give him Suboxone strips, which are used to treat people in early recovery from opiate addiction, along with money.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
17 Sep. 2025
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Both have been charged with first-degree murder, three counts of possession of opiate, opium, narcotic, or certain stimulant, and possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Spike takes one of Kelson's tranquilizer darts filled with morphine and stabs Samson in the arm with it.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Jacintha, a horseback rider, was familiar with ketamine as a horse tranquilizer but had never heard of it as a last-stop mental health treatment for treatment-resistant patients like Lucy, who was diagnosed with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This season of The Golden Bachelor is shaping up to be the most anodyne viewing of the fall.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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But Meyers’s lead-in is Jimmy Fallon at The Tonight Show, who tends to occupy a more politically anodyne space.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The drink is known for its mild euphoria and depressant effects.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The deep green glass vessel, etched with vertical lines reminiscent of towering tree trunks, shifts from khaki to warm browns and golden yellows as the flame flickers, casting a hypnotic glow that’s as enchanting as its aroma.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Daniil Medvedev and Learner Tien have continued their hypnotic rivalry.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Analgesic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analgesic. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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