PHYSICIANS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

physicians

noun

plural of physician

as in doctors

a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever

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Recent Examples of physicians Senior professionals, an employee group that includes senior administrative analysts, information technology professionals, coaches and student health physicians, has more than doubled in that time. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Experts disagree over how soon AI may be able to take over decision-making from physicians. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 The law includes an exception for when a pregnant person’s life is in danger, but physicians and lawyers have said the language is vague and could be interpreted differently by different doctors and hospitals. — Ciara McCarthy 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 In addition, the system will delay the administration of high-risk medications by twelve hours to allow physicians to confirm the prescription before treatment begins. — Esha Desai, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 That is the reality physicians must be willing to acknowledge. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 Primary care physicians and pediatricians who have longstanding relationships with patients and families need to feel comfortable prescribing buprenorphine, addiction doctors said. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026 If retatrutide, or reta, becomes widely available, people should work with their physicians to determine what dose—and which drug, if any—is right for them, Seeley says. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026 Chief Scientific Officer Martin Holst Lange told CNBC this week that the breadth of Novo’s future pipeline would give physicians and patients more options and increase uptake. — Annika Kim Constantino,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

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doctors

Noun

The executive order extends the pool of people who can administer measles vaccines to include paramedics, midwives and others, and allows nurses to join doctors in ordering testing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
At the hospital, one of Myers’ many doctors pulled Morgan aside.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026