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Synonyms of drug in English:

drug


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noun

1‘drugs prescribed by doctors can be extremely hazardous if misused’

SYNONYMS
medicine, medical drug, medication, medicament
remedy, cure, antidote
cure-all, panacea
nostrum
potion, elixir
informal magic bullet
archaic physic

2‘she was obviously under the influence of drugs or booze’

SYNONYMS
narcotic, stimulant, hallucinogen, addictive drug, recreational drug, illegal drug, substance
informal dope, junk, gear, stuff, downer, upper
vulgar slang shit

verb

1‘he was drugged and bundled into the boot of a car’

SYNONYMS
anaesthetize, give an anaesthetic to, narcotize, give drugs to, give narcotics to, give opiates to, poison
knock out, make unconscious, render unconscious, make insensible, render insensible, stupefy, befuddle
informal dope

2‘she had drugged his coffee’

SYNONYMS
add drugs to, tamper with, adulterate, contaminate, poison
informal dope, spike, lace, slip a Mickey Finn into, doctor