Synonyms of drug

drug 1 of 2

noun

ˈdrəg 

as in medication

a substance or preparation used to treat disease

prescribed a drug to treat the bacterial infection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• medication
• medicine
• remedy
• cure
• medicinal
• prescription
• pill
• pharmaceutical
• potion
• medicament
• antibiotic
• physic
• specific
• syrup
• botanical
• tablet
• prescription drug
• serum
• injection
• panacea
• tonic
• nostrum
• patent medicine
• capsule
• wonder drug
• lotion
• ointment
• cap
• cure-all
• miracle drug
• tincture
• salve
• liniment
• antiseptic
• poultice
• cordial
• purgative
• shot
• cathartic
• embrocation

drug

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verb

as in to dose

Related Words

• dose
• minister (to)
• care (for)
• nurse
• attend
• treat
• hospitalize
• cure
• remedy
• doctor
• rehabilitate
• heal
• mend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drug

Noun

Executions in the state are carried out through the injection of a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Arthur Conti’s Billy is a high school dropout who works on a farm when not dealing drugs to partying high schoolers. — ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

The three-part documentary series tells the story of three brothers who were recently convicted of preying on women for more than a decade, masquerading as party boys while drugging and raping them from the Hamptons to Aspen. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 May 2026

For most of the nearly 50 years since KRAS was first discovered, scientists struggled to effectively drug the cancer protein. — Angus Chen, STAT, 19 Apr. 2026