MEDICS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

medics

noun

plural of medic

as in doctors

a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders the wounded soldier called for a medic

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Recent Examples of medics Police provided first aid for the children until Denton County medics arrived. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026 One person was airlifted to emergency crews staged at San Francisco International Airport for transport to a trauma center, while medics transported the three other boaters to local hospitals. — Senior Editor, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 Among the dead were a Christian mother, Maisa Abu Dawoud, and her daughter Mary, medics and the church said. — Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026 Officers brought Bottom down and began rendering aid before medics arrived and rushed him to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026 Officers rendered emergency medical aid to Cromwell until medics arrived, police said. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Play stopped for about 15 minutes in the first quarter as medics tended to Iowa State cornerback Jaheim Singletary. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 Haakenson and Yeager called for help, and medics examined Haakenson afterward, according to the pair, per the outlet. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 Nature photographers become war photographers, artists train as medics, and young couples attempt to build lives together despite the uncertainty they’re faced with. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The executive order extends the pool of people who can administer measles vaccines to include paramedics, midwives and others, and allows nurses to join doctors in ordering testing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
At the hospital, one of Myers’ many doctors pulled Morgan aside.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

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Senior professionals, an employee group that includes senior administrative analysts, information technology professionals, coaches and student health physicians, has more than doubled in that time.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Experts disagree over how soon AI may be able to take over decision-making from physicians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of physicians

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