anabolic steroid

noun

: any of a group of usually synthetic hormones that are derivatives of testosterone, are used medically especially to promote tissue growth, and are sometimes abused by athletes to increase the size and strength of their muscles and improve endurance

Examples of anabolic steroid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That drug is known to metabolize into the identical psych profile an anabolic steroid will produce … Not making excuses or asking for a pass, just putting it out there as a detail that may have been confused with a laundry list of other potential suspects. —Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025

He was alleged in the Mitchell Report to have used anabolic steroids during his career. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Schedule 3 drugs include things like ketamine, anabolic steroids and some acetaminophen-codeine combinations. —Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025

If reclassified, marijuana would be treated the same as drugs like Tylenol with codeine and anabolic steroids, which can be prescribed by licensed health care providers and dispensed by licensed pharmacies. —Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anabolic steroid

• adenoid
• alkaloid
• amoeboid
• amyloid
• aneroid
• anthropoid
• arachnoid
• asteroid
• benzenoid
• carcinoid
• celluloid
• coronoid

Kids Definition

anabolic steroid

noun

: any of several man-made hormones that are used in medicine to help tissue grow, that are sometimes abused by athletes to increase muscle size and strength, and that may have harmful effects (as stunted growth in teenagers)

Medical Definition

anabolic steroid

noun

: any of a group of usually synthetic hormones that are derivatives of testosterone, are used medically especially to promote tissue growth, and are sometimes abused by athletes to increase the size and strength of their muscles and improve endurance