Synonyms of drugs

drugs 1 of 2

noun

plural of drug

as in medications

a substance or preparation used to treat disease

prescribed a drug to treat the bacterial infection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• medications
• medicines
• remedies
• cures
• medicinals
• pharmaceuticals
• pills
• prescriptions
• medicaments
• antibiotics
• physics
• potions
• specifics
• syrups
• tablets
• prescription drugs
• botanicals
• injections
• tonics
• patent medicines
• panaceas
• nostrums
• capsules
• cordials
• ointments
• miracle drugs
• lotions
• wonder drugs
• antiseptics
• caps
• cure-alls
• liniments
• salves
• poultices
• tinctures
• purgatives
• cathartics
• sera
• shots
• embrocations

drugs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of drug

as in doses

Related Words

• doses
• ministers (to)
• doctors
• nurses
• cares (for)
• hospitalizes
• treats
• attends
• cures
• remedies
• heals
• rehabilitates
• mends

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drugs

Noun

Lee then paused all executions after acknowledging the state had failed to ensure its lethal injection drugs were properly tested. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

The medical team had trouble finding a vein to administer the lethal drugs and finally made an incision in his groin area. — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

That binding — along with effects similar to opioid drugs such as heroin, oxycodone or fentanyl — makes kratom an opioid-like drug, though its biological effects are weaker than those of typical opioids. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

Years before, Curtin was charged with two misdemeanors after allegedly being found with drugs in her vehicle. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

In 2022, the state failed to execute Oscar Smith after officials discovered problems with the execution drugs and acknowledged they had not been properly tested. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026

One of the men the woman accused of snorting drugs off her body — but not participating in other elements of the assault — denied her account. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 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

Foundayo is a small-molecule drug, which can be manufactured differently and more easily at scale than peptide drugs such as Novo’s Wegovy pill and existing injectable GLP-1s. — Annika Kim Constantino,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026