PILLS Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

pills

noun

plural of pill

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

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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 pills 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 The company has not explained why the visibly irregular pills were not caught during manufacturing, quality-control testing or packaging. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 22 July 2026 Police talked to friends and family of the victim, and identified co-defendant Lamont Kirk as the person who sold fentanyl pills to the victim, records show. — Mary Lyle, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2026 Whether pills appear in areas that receive little or no contact, which points to a quality issue rather than wear. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 Their first product was a liposomal omega supplement, a delivery method Elmi said encapsulates nutrients for higher absorption, in contrast to pills the body largely flushes out. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 July 2026 In 2023, at least three people were killed in retaliatory violence that Zambada directed after a large cache of fentanyl pills, methamphetamine and cocaine was stolen from the cartel, prosecutors said. — Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

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Noun

Compatible devices for cloud gaming include Xbox consoles (Xbox One and newer), supported TVs (newer Samsungs/LGs), VR headsets, Windows PCs, tablets and mobile devices.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Confirmation of every device regularly used to access your account, including mobile phones, tablets, laptops and desktop computers.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of tablets

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On the other side are industry advocates, who say the animals are well cared for, the stables are fine and the owners and drivers love their horses like most pet owners love their dogs.

— Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
This one, by Adrián Xuana (San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca), is a towering, spindly incarnation of a xoloitzcuintli, those hairless Mexican dogs believed to guide spirits through the underworld.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 July 2026

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Nobody knows exactly how many of these vast, 20- or 40-foot-long steel capsules—stacked in the thousands in the cargo holds of each ship, carrying the stuff of the global economy—are lost each year.

— Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
The product is offered as a 1-pack of 180 capsules, with Amazon code/FNSKU X000ZJJ4FT, and as a 2-pack of 360 capsules, with Amazon code/FNSKU X00159YJXP.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

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According to investigators, authorities believe a 32-year-old woman who died from an overdose had used drugs that were obtained from Muniz.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
No involvement of drugs or alcohol is suspected, and both drivers cooperated with the investigation, with neither cited for the collision.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

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The team's doctor administered treatment doses according to height, with a standardized measuring tape against the wall to help determine the dose.

— William McCarthy, NPR, 4 July 2026
One study suggested that patients should be prescribed three or four doses, as well as an additional dose in case it’s needed.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 May 2026

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On Martha’s Vineyard, a low-lying fence with chicken wire is installed seasonally at the entrance of a key breeding site for oystercatchers and other seabirds and shorebirds, which has kept skunks and raccoons that eat their eggs off the beach.

— Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Very Rivian also means yeti graphics on its vehicles, and Easter eggs like a frog and skunk underneath the washer fluid cover up front.

— Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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