Synonyms of pill

pill

noun

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tablet
• capsule
• dose
• drug
• medication
• lozenge
• cap
• remedy
• drop
• dosage
• cure
• potion
• physic
• pharmaceutical
• medicinal
• preparation
• bolus
• specific
• gelcap
• miracle drug
• wonder drug
• pilule

2

as in dog

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

she can be such a pill when things don't go her way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dog
• bastard
• jerk
• clown
• skunk
• joker
• snake
• beast
• creep
• rat
• heel
• bugger
• toad
• idiot
• reptile
• louse
• brute
• bleeder
• cad
• moron
• sod
• fool
• hound
• swine
• villain
• stinker
• slime
• scum
• varmint
• cur
• brat
• crumb
• nuisance
• son of a gun
• blighter
• vermin
• schmuck
• buzzard
• crud
• bounder
• so-and-so
• rotter
• boor
• lout
• scumbag
• cretin
• fink
• stinkard
• barbarian
• churl
• scuzzball
• sleaze
• slob
• savage
• rat fink
• nerd
• dirtbag
• slimeball
• sleazebag
• chuff
• scab
• dope
• sleazeball
• caveman
• rogue
• wretch
• rascal
• booby
• turkey
• loudmouth
• scoundrel
• roughneck
• snot
• nit
• pest
• scamp
• lowlife
• nut
• blockhead
• goon
• dink
• dolt
• Neanderthal
• vulgarian
• snip
• miscreant
• jackass
• imbecile
• nincompoop
• ninny
• schmo
• snob
• airhead
• schmoe
• insolent
• dork
• snoot
• doofus
• nitwit
• birdbrain
• dweeb
• half-wit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hero
• lady
• gentleman
• heroine
• role model
• idol
• angel
• saint

Examples of pill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These experimental treatments include a weight loss pill, orforglipron. —Bruce Gil, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024

Depositphotos View 1 Images Taking a pill is the easiest, least invasive way to take medicine, but unfortunately, not all drugs work that way. —Michael Irving, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2024

Images had dark subtext: one boy reached numbly for pills behind a bathroom mirror; another stared down at his own bloodied hands. —Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024

But for those who are more sensitive, anything of mammalian origin is off the table: dairy, wool, gelatin, lanolin, and even more obscure products such as magnesium stearate, a fat derivative often found in pills and drug capsules. —Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2024