antimalarial

adjective

an·​ti·​ma·​lar·​i·​al ˌan-tē-mə-ˈler-ē-əl  ˌan-tī- 

: serving to prevent, control, or cure malaria

antimalarial noun

Examples of antimalarial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Infants receive a full dose of a standard antimalarial medication, such as sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, during their routine vaccination checkups. —Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026

On his website, Nevin also highlights his ability to serve as an expert witness and consultant in legal cases that involve adverse effects from certain antimalarial drugs. —Anna Clark, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2025

There are prescription antimalarial drugs but, if not treated quickly, the disease can be life-threatening. —Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025

Cinchona bark’s antimalarial properties were instrumental for the era’s colonizing superpowers. —Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for antimalarial

• actuarial
• adversarial
• secretarial
• urticarial
• aerial
• areal
• ariel
• burial
• biserial
• filarial
• malarial
• subaerial

Kids Definition

antimalarial

adjective

an·​ti·​ma·​lar·​i·​al ˌant-i-mə-ˈler-ē-əl 

ˌan-ˌtī-

: serving to prevent, control, or cure malaria

antimalarial noun

Medical Definition

antimalarial

1 of 2 adjective

an·​ti·​ma·​lar·​i·​al -mə-ˈler-ē-əl 

variants or antimalaria

-ē-ə 

: serving to prevent, check, or cure malaria

antimalarial

2 of 2 noun

: an antimalarial drug