Related Searches
on Ask.com
Nearby Entries
heroin - 3 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | heroin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smack |
| Synonyms: | candy*, dope, drug, horse*, junk*, narcotic, opium, H, big H, crap, diacetylmorphine, doojee, flea powder, hard stuff, mojo, scag, white stuff |
| Notes: | heroin (the drug) is based on Latin/Greek heros 'hero' because of its effects on the user's self-esteem; heroine is a courageous principal female character (the counterpart of hero) |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | narcotic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | powerful drug inducing anesthesia or sleep |
| Synonyms: | analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, dope*, downer*, fix*, heroin, hypnotic, junk*, merchandise*, opiate, opium, painkiller, sedative, soporific, stuff*, tranquilizer, hard drug, hard stuff, laudanum, lenitive, nepenthe, somnifacient, stupefacient |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | opium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | narcotic |
| Synonyms: | dope, drug, heroin, hypnotic, opiate, soporific, brown stuff, codeine, morphine, papaverine, poppy, sleep-inducer, tar |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
