Synonyms of medicine

medicine

noun

ˈme-di-sən 

as in medication

a substance or preparation used to treat disease

if you don't take all the doses of your medicine, you might get sick again

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of medicine

Climate change from the burning of fossil fuels has resulted in hotter, more frequent heat waves, said David Eisenman, professor of medicine and co-director of the UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Overusing these medicines can actually make migraine attacks worse and more frequent. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 July 2026

Rolling blackouts, water scarcity, crumbling hospitals, and shortages of food and medicine had become routine. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026

To push back, Julien Pouille, who leads the climate and health strategic team and is lead author of the report, argues that lessening reliance on petrochemical products would help mitigate rising medicine costs and improve the climate. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 July 2026