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 Deputies seized about 100 pills and approximately $1,000 in cash during a search of his home, FOX 5 DC reported. — Emma Bussey , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 California Highway Patrol officers in Northern California issued a warning over the weekend after pills resembling children's vitamins and candy were found to have drugs. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 That never was proved, although it was confirmed at the trial that Hyde had bought cyanide pills in the weeks before the three deaths in the house on Pleasant Street. — Dan Kelly august 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026 The stronger evidence base looks at pills, not sprays, and the results are underwhelming. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pill

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pill

Noun

One day, a stranger hands you a tablet and asks you to identify the correct words in a passage or find information in a chart.

— Jennifer D. Kobrin, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Consuming superpotent thyroid tablets can cause an overactive thyroid and issues like weight loss, heat intolerance, fatigue and hypertension, according to the notice.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of tablet

Noun

The local community has also rallied to help the family by delivering meals, caring for their kids and walking their dog.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
Four months later, he was seen last weekend walking dogs, taking walks, enjoying a cup of coffee in a garage, and even stopping to sift through neighborhood trash items on the side of the street.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of dog

Noun

More recently, LSpace collaborated with social media personality The Salty Blonde on a beach-friendly capsule designed with vacation mode in mind.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
In April, resale platform Depop announced that 20 pieces from her wardrobe, including clothing from music videos and tours, would be sold in capsule drops.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of capsule

Noun

The latter accidentally does happen, which leads to power struggles between the bigoted jerk and our trio of heroines.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Duffy, for his part, came across as a real jerk at times, but surprisingly charming at others, with a half-nerd, half-jock mien—sweepy hair, big glasses, a megawatt smile—that put me in mind of a Wisconsin Sam Seaborn.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of jerk

Noun

But my favorite Tim Curry performance will always be Pennywise, the clown in Tommy Lee Wallace’s 1990 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s It, which, compared to Andy Muschietti’s mega popular pair of films, is modest, even a little lame.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Curry, who died Tuesday at 80, made a gleefully evil turn as a clown that sparked nightmares for legions of Gen X and millennial viewers that continue to haunt to this day.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of clown

Noun

It's usually transmitted through a bite from a bat, coyote, fox, raccoon or skunk.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Not a forest by any means, but a small woods where there are squirrels and chipmunks, probably snakes and skunks, rabbits and, now and then, passing through on some mysterious transient route, a deer or a family of deer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of skunk

Noun

The jokers Toth and Jackson, bless them, keep things endearing and funny.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
At some point, all these jokers need to sit down and stop auditioning for attention long enough to actually do the jobs they were elected or appointed to do.

— Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of joker

Noun

Long lines snake toward bars selling the tournament’s speciality cocktail, and a David Chang stall cooks elevated chicken tenders.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Rather than killing the snakes found on its property, Cat Haven relocates them to areas farther from the cats, according to Anderson.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026