PILL Synonyms: 132 Similar and Opposite Words

pill

noun

Definition of pill

as in tablet

a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally you'll have to take one of these pills every six hours for your flu

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as in dog

a person whose behavior is offensive to others she can be such a pill when things don't go her way

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Recent Examples of pill Sionna Therapeutics said Monday that its experimental pill for cystic fibrosis did not show any benefit when added onto Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Trikafta in a Phase 2 trial. — Jason Mast, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026 While no one can be certain what happened, public health officials in Denver pointed to a change in supply, with fentanyl powder replacing counterfeit pills, as a possible cause for the spike in overdoses. — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026 In an exam room at City of Hope Cancer Center Chicago, Gardner shook three light blue pills out of a bottle and, sipping water, swallowed them one at a time. — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 Authorities reportedly seized 70,114 ecstasy pills weighing about 26 kilograms (57 pounds) as well as 4 grams of methamphetamine. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pill

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pill

Noun

Zum leases bus yards, buys buses and small student shuttle vans, and connects them (via a tablet and GPS) to an app that allows parents and teachers alike to track the vehicles on their routes.

— Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
All personal electronic devices, including cellphones, tablets, wireless headphones or earbuds, and smart watches, must be turned off and stored away from the student during the entire school day.

— Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of tablet

Noun

Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, had a number of dogs throughout their life.

— Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Things get increasingly bleak, as the family dog’s heart medicine runs out and Jason has to put him out of his misery, and then — in doomsday prepper mode — carves up the body and puts it in the freezer just in case food gets dire.

— William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of dog

Noun

That screwed up the works / And not due to his sloppy hiring / Of a crew of incompetent jerks.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Kris and Billy watch that one together in an intimate sleepover, sinking into the murky texture of a scene in which the virginal actor allowed a jerk to take off her clothes.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of jerk

Noun

An Illinois teen has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly committing a deadly stabbing attack while dressed in a clown outfit.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Tyquan Thornton Tyquan Thornton is not only known for being a speedster, with one of the fastest combine times in history, but a class clown as well.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of clown

Noun

But the other main parties called it a stunt and refused to take part, leaving Farage running against an assortment of independents, jokers and single-issue candidates led by Count Binface, a comic space alien with a trash can on his head.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
The win came July 30 with a hand of four aces and a joker, the casino said.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of joker

Noun

Fans of improv, musicals and audience participation will thoroughly enjoy this performance and should be prepared to repent for sins like eating a hamburger, owning too many snakes or yearning for a younger man.

— Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026
There’s Tom Crutchfield, who loves women with the ardor of Pepé Le Pew but spends most of his time not in pursuit of the ladies but of exotic snakes, lizards, alligators, turtles and whatnot.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026