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

Separate from the civil rights case, Wenger was convicted in May of a scheme to sell anabolic steroids. —Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025

The possible reclassification would reassign cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, placing it alongside substances such as ketamine, anabolic steroids, and Tylenol with codeine. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

In June 2021, she was banned for four years after testing positive for nandrolone, an anabolic steroid. —Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 July 2025

His image took a battering in 1994 when the federal government accused WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon of illegally giving performers anabolic steroids. —Stephanie Guerilus, ABC News, 24 July 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