Painkiller (Noun)
Meaning
A medicine used to relieve pain.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a strong painkiller to help alleviate the patient's chronic back pain.
- After a few hours, the painkiller began to take effect and the woman felt her headache subsiding.
- The nurse handed her a painkiller to swallow, reassuring her it would make the procedure more manageable.
- Her mom went to fetch a painkiller from the cabinet, trying to help ease the pain of her bruised ankle.
- When she was discharged from the hospital, she was given a bottle of painkiller tablets to help her manage the pain during recovery.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- St. Joseph
- Pyridium
- Acetaminophen
- Hydromorphone Hydrochloride
- Anacin III
- Propoxyphene
- Acetylsalicylic Acid
- Sodium Salicylate
- Empirin
- Datril
- Sublimaze
- Morphia
- Aminopyrine
- Amidopyrine
- Aspirin
- Hydromorphone
- Acetanilid
- Acetphenetidin
- Pentazocine
- Tempra
- Phenazopyridine
- Morphine
- Fentanyl
- Propoxyphene Hydrochloride
- Colchicine
- Talwin
- Panadol
- Phenaphen
- Acetophenetidin
- Acetanilide
- Codeine