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 dogs

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

With that out of the way, suck down some anti-nausea pills, put on a pair of shades, and prepare to be dazzled in all the wrong ways. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

The mother of four struggled with obesity and had to take insulin pills and shots daily. — Andrew Jones, NPR, 30 July 2026

An investigation by the National Post reported a price drop of 70 percent or more for black-market pills in cities that had instituted safer supply. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

With the beat reverberating off the walls, Nick would pull out one of the tiny pills, hold it steady between his fingers and scrape some dust off it into a shallow dish. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026

From common pain relievers like ibuprofen to daily blood pressure pills, the combination of hot weather and certain drugs can affect your body's ability to regulate temperature and even degrade the effectiveness of the medicine itself. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 28 July 2026

Oral medications These prescription medications range from single-ingredient pills (containing minoxidil, dutasteride, finasteride or spironolactone) to multi-ingredient capsules. — Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 24 July 2026

This happened before Juliette started spitting out the pills. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Many pharmaceutical industry experts had expected that patients would ​prefer pills over injections, for convenience, but 8 of 10 doctors interviewed and three pharma sector analysts said many are opting ⁠for injectables. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 23 July 2026