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

2 of 2

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

The trial was originally set to test the drug on 300 people, but due to demand from trial investigators to include more of their patients, the researchers expanded the pool of participants to 350. — New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026

But if drug companies won’t provide the necessary studies, Manski said, governments should. — CNN Money, 19 Aug. 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