Synonyms of pills

pills

noun

plural of pill

1

as in tablets

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

• tablets
• capsules
• drugs
• doses
• medications
• lozenges
• caps
• pharmaceuticals
• remedies
• drops
• dosages
• potions
• preparations
• cures
• physics
• medicinals
• gelcaps
• specifics
• wonder drugs
• miracle drugs
• boluses
• pilules

2

as in bastards

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bastards
• dogs
• jerks
• clowns
• skunks
• jokers
• creeps
• rats
• snakes
• heels
• idiots
• reptiles
• buggers
• louses
• toads
• morons
• beasts
• swine
• sons of guns
• varmints
• cads
• curs
• rotters
• cruds
• bounders
• scums
• stinkers
• brutes
• vermin
• blighters
• bleeders
• villains
• brats
• scumbags
• scuzzballs
• schmucks
• sods
• louts
• finks
• buzzards
• boors
• slimes
• dirtbags
• cretins
• stinkards
• fools
• nuisances
• hounds
• nuts
• crumbs
• sleazes
• churls
• slimeballs
• rat finks
• barbarians
• scabs
• sleazeballs
• sleazebags
• savages
• dopes
• slobs
• so-and-sos
• chuffs
• nerds
• boobies
• wretches
• scoundrels
• rascals
• cavemen
• rogues
• loudmouths
• vulgarians
• lowlifes
• blockheads
• imbeciles
• roughnecks
• turkeys
• dinks
• goons
• miscreants
• scamps
• dolts
• snips
• Neanderthals
• nincompoops
• airheads
• ninnies
• snots
• pests
• nits
• snobs
• jackasses
• doofuses
• insolents
• schmoes
• dorks
• nitwits
• dweebs
• birdbrains
• snoots
• half-wits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• ladies
• gentlemen
• role models
• idols
• heroines
• saints
• angels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pills

Hormonal conditions Many women may notice hair loss with changes in hormones such as during pregnancy, menopause or even after starting or stopping birth control pills. — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026

This means that while Australia's aid is providing Fiji with plentiful access to medications such as PrEP pills to block HIV infections, getting these drugs to the right people is not straightforward. — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

Novo plans to scale manufacturing capacity enough to serve 15 million people taking oral obesity treatments by 2030, and has said pills could ultimately account for as much as half of the global obesity drug market. — Annika Kim Constantino,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

With mifepristone, a patient can consult a clinician by video, receive pills by mail, and end a first-trimester pregnancy at home. — Julie F. Kay, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026

Just as concerning is how trace amounts are concealed in counterfeit pills designed to look like legitimate prescription medications. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Federal authorities probing her death are focusing their investigation in Los Angeles and are looking into whether the actor procured nonprescription pills from an area dealer. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

But that can be difficult in the underground drug economy, as counterfeit pills may come from the streets or even strangers on the internet. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Fentanyl can be prescribed as a pain medication, but is often made illegally and can be found in counterfeit pills made to look like prescription medications, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026