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| Main Entry: | tonic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restorative drink, medicine |
| Synonyms: | boost, cordial, drug, fillip, pick-me-up*, pickup, restorative, stimulant, analeptic, bracer, conditioner, invigorator, livener, refresher, roborant, shot in the arm, strengthener |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | astringent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | harsh |
| Synonyms: | acetic, acrid, biting, bitter, cutting, sharp, tonic |
| Antonyms: | bland, mild |
| Main Entry: | bracing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brisk; exhilarating |
| Synonyms: | chilly, cool, crisp, fresh, invigorating, lively, refreshing, restorative, rousing, stimulating, tonic, vigorous, animating, energizing, exhilarative, fortifying, quickening, reviving, stimulative |
| Antonyms: | tiring, debilitating, exhausting |
| Main Entry: | curative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | healing, health-giving |
| Synonyms: | beneficial, corrective, curing, healthful, helpful, invigorating, medicinal, pick-me-up*, remedial, restorative, salutary, therapeutic, tonic, wholesome, alleviative, medicable, medicative, remedying, sanative, shot in the arm, vulnerary, what the doctor ordered |
| Antonyms: | harmful, injurious, painful, hurting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drug |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | medication |
| Synonyms: | cure, depressant, dope, essence, medicinal, medicine, narcotic, opiate, pill, poison, potion, prescription, remedy, sedative, stimulant, tonic, biologic, medicament, pharmaceutic, pharmaceutical, physic |
| Main Entry: | exhilarating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stimulating, cheering |
| Synonyms: | bracing, breathtaking, electric, exciting, eye-popping*, inspiring, intoxicating, invigorating, rousing, stirring, thrilling, tonic, uplifting, animating, animative, elevating, enlivening, exalting, exhilarant, exhilarative, exhilaratory, gladdening, inspiriting, quickening, stimulative, vitalizing |
| Antonyms: | boring, depressing, discouraging, worrying, agitating, upsetting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | invigorating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stimulating |
| Synonyms: | aesthetic, bracing, brisk, charged, exhilarating, fascinating, fresh, healthful, high*, interesting, lively, refreshing, restorative, salubrious, tonic, uplifting, energizing, exhilarative, hyper, quickening, rejuvenating, rejuvenative, vitalizing |
| Antonyms: | boring, depressing, dull, enervating, unstimulating |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | medicine/medication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substance that helps cure, alleviate, or prevent illness |
| Synonyms: | anesthetic, antibiotic, antidote, antiseptic, antitoxin, balm, capsule, cure, dose, drug, elixir, injection, inoculation, liniment, lotion, ointment, pill, potion, prescription, remedy, salve, sedative, serum, tablet, tincture, tonic, vaccination, biologic, medicament, pharmaceutical, pharmacon, physic, vaccine |
| Main Entry: | pick-me-up |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stimulant |
| Synonyms: | catalyst, drug, incentive, motivation, motive, restorative, spur, stimulus, tonic, upper, analeptic, energizer, reviver, shot in the arm, spark pulg |
| Main Entry: | potion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | concoction prepared for mental or physical effect |
| Synonyms: | aromatic, brew, cordial, cup, dose, draft, dram, drink, elixir, libation, liquid, liquor, medicine, mixture, nip, remedy, restorative, spirits, stimulant, tonic, draught, philter |
| Main Entry: | remedial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | healing, restorative |
| Synonyms: | antiseptic, corrective, curative, curing, healthful, invigorating, medicinal, soothing, therapeutic, tonic, wholesome, alleviative, antidotal, health-giving, medicating, purifying, recuperative, reformative, remedying, repairing, restitutive, sanative, sanatory, solving, treating, vulnerary |
| Notes: | remediable means capable of relieving pain, curing disease, or correcting a disorder; remedial means tending or intended to rectify or improve |
| Antonyms: | damaging, harmful, hurtful, injurious |
| Main Entry: | salutary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | healthy |
| Synonyms: | beneficial, fit, good, healing, healthful, nourishing, nutritious, restorative, salubrious, sound, tonic, well, wholesome, aiding |
| Main Entry: | stimulant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substance that invigorates |
| Synonyms: | catalyst, drug, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitement, motivation, motive, pick-me-up*, restorative, spark plug, spur, stimulus, tonic, upper, analeptic, bracer, energizer, excitant, incitation, reviver, shot in the arm |
| Antonyms: | depressant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hair of the dog |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hangover remedy |
| Synonyms: | pick-me-up, tonic, hair of the dog that bit one, refresher |
| Main Entry: | medicine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure |
| Synonyms: | anesthetic, antibiotic, antidote, antiseptic, antitoxin, balm, capsule, cure, dose, drug, elixir, injection, inoculation, liniment, lotion, ointment, pill, potion, prescription, remedy, salve, sedative, serum, tablet, tincture, tonic, vaccination, biologic, medicament, medication, pharmaceutical, pharmacon, physic, vaccine |
| Main Entry: | soda pop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | carbonated soft drink |
| Synonyms: | pop, soda, soft drink, tonic, carbonated beverage |
| Main Entry: | soft drink |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | carbonated beverage |
| Synonyms: | pop, soda, soda pop, soda water, tonic, carbonated drink, carbonated water, cola |
| Main Entry: | medical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | healing |
| Synonyms: | cathartic, curative, medicinal, narcotic, preventive, prophylactic, restorative, salutary, sedative, therapeutic, tonic, alleviating, disinfectant, medicating, pathological, peptic, pharmaceutical |
| Main Entry: | pep pill |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pill with stimulant |
| Synonyms: | amphetamine, crank, restorative, speed, stimulant, tonic, upper, Meth, Methadrine [tm], analeptic, bennie, uppie |
| Antonyms: | downer, sleeping pill |
| Main Entry: | healthful/healthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | good for one's wellness |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, aseptic, beneficial, benign, bracing, cathartic, clean, conducive, corrective, desirable, fresh, harmless, healing, helpful, hygienic, innocuous, invigorating, nourishing, nutritious, profitable, pure, restorative, salubrious, salutary, sanitary, stimulating, tonic, unadulterated, useful, wholesome, aiding, body-building, compensatory, disease-free, energy-giving, health-giving, mitigative, nutritive, sanatory, sustaining, unpolluted, untainted |
| Antonyms: | bad, corrupt, diseased, noxious, rotten, sickening, unhealthful, unhealthy |
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