| Main Entry: | analgesic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pain remover |
Synonyms: |
anesthetic, anodyne, painkiller, soother |
| Notes: | an anesthetic induces insensibility, an analgesic makes you feel no pain, while an anodyne removes your cares |
| Main Entry: | anesthetic/anaesthetic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sleep-inducing or numbing drug |
Synonyms: |
analgesic, anodyne, dope*, gas, hypnotic, inhalant, narcotic, opiate, pain-killer, shot, soporific, spinal |
| Main Entry: | balm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | oily substance |
Synonyms: |
analgesic, application, balsam, cerate, compound, cream, demulcent, dressing, embrocation, emollient, formula, lotion, medicine, ointment, potion, poultice, preparation, prescription, salve, soother, soothing agent, unction, unguent |
| Main Entry: | narcotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dulling, painkilling |
Synonyms: |
analgesic, anesthetic, calming, deadening, hypnotic, numbing, opiate, sedative, somnifacient, somnific, somnolent, somnorific, soporiferous, soporific, stupefacient, stupefactive, stupefying |
| Main Entry: | narcotic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | powerful drug inducing anesthesia or sleep |
Synonyms: |
analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, dope*, downer, fix*, hard drug, hard stuff, heroin, hypnotic, junk*, laudanum, lenitive, merchandise*, nepenthe, opiate, opium, painkiller, sedative, somnifacient, soporific, stuff*, stupefacient, tranquilizer |
| Main Entry: | painkiller |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | anesthetic |
Synonyms: |
alleviative, analgesic, anodyne, aspirin, dope*, drug, medicine, morphine, ointment, opiate, pain reliever, sedative, tranquilizer |
| Main Entry: | sedative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | soothing agent, medicine |
Synonyms: |
analgesic, anodyne, barbiturate, calmant, calmative, depressant, dope*, downer, drug, hypnotic, knockout pill, medication, narcotic, nerve medicine, opiate, pacifier, pain pill, pain-killer, quietive, sleeping pill, tranquillizer |
Antonyms: |
antidepressant |
| Main Entry: | anesthetic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sleep-inducer |
Synonyms: |
analgesic, anodyne, dope, gas, general anesthetic, hypnosis, inhalant, local anesthetic, opiate, pain-killer, shot, soporific, spinal |
| Notes: | an anesthetic induces insensibility, an analgesic makes you feel no pain, while an anodyne removes your cares |
Antonyms: |
analeptic, stimulant |
| Main Entry: | pain killer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | medicine to kill pain |
Synonyms: |
analgesic, anesthetic, antiodontalgic, pain pill, pain reliever, sedative, tranquilizer |