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 bastard

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 On top of its explosive launch, the pill had a head start over a rival weight loss pill from Lilly called Foundayo. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 Plus, while the pill improved certain sleep metrics, people who took it didn’t report being any less tired during the day. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Sep. 2026 No parents worried that their kids would become paralyzed, brain-injured or hooked on pain pills as a result of flag football. — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026 One of the judges, Stephen Higginson, questioned whether the FDA's role is a reason pills are flowing into Louisiana. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pill

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Noun

What once seemed powerfully professional now seemed like something meant for a kid’s my-first-tablet device.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Users also accumulate watches, earbuds, tablets, computers, cloud services, messaging habits, photos, accessories and smart-home devices around those platforms.

— Mark Vena, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of tablet

Noun

My therapy dog and I accompanied grieving families to ground zero in the days following the attacks.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
Above and below the main narrative of the Bayeux Tapestry are two strips filled with ancient beasts, including tail-chasing dogs and tightly knotted swans.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of dog

Noun

Arianespace and The Exploration Company announced this week that Nyx, the reusable space capsule developed by The Exploration Company, will launch into orbit on an Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
At the Carousel, The Ritz-Carlton x Late Checkout capsule collection joins an assortment of more than 55 brands, including 14 new to Bloomingdale’s alongside hospitality partners Diptyque and Frette.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

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According to children’s program manager Fedeline Julien, who has worked for Beaches since 1999, the area where Treasure Beach stands used to be dedicated to beach parties, team member residences, and the jerk truck.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
In late August, Mayor Mamdani hosted a celebration of Caribbean culture at Gracie Mansion with plenty of patties and jerk chicken to go around.

— Reshma B, VIBE.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of jerk

Noun

Target recently received backlash for 'offensive' Halloween costume This comes on the heels of Target apologizing in late August for a Halloween circus clown costume that critics said appeared to conjure Blackface and 19th-century minstrel shows.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Cam Schlittler, no stranger to Boston beef, used an emoji to call Flemming a clown on an Instagram post.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of clown

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The disease is primarily spread to humans through bites and scratches from infected animals like bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes.

— Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2026
The petting zoo, Farm Adventures, said the goats were too young for vaccination and had been bitten by a skunk found in their pen.

— Aria Bendix, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of skunk

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The smart kids, the shy ones, the jokers and the loners — every one of them is caught in the pyroclastic flow of adolescence, every minute a negotiation between fitting in and standing out.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
The jokers Toth and Jackson, bless them, keep things endearing and funny.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of joker

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With interiors largely shot inside Hossain’s own house in Dhaka, the film is filled with striking shots of animals — lizards galore, snakes, monkeys, and mosquitoes.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
The snakes came to their audition thanks to Nancy Novograd and her company All Tame Animals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026