as in sedative
something (as a drug) that relieves pain
the doctor prescribed an analgesic and rest for my injured knee
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Recent Examples of analgesic
Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
The term is an adjective that has also become a noun, describing one of the most common analgesic procedures available in modern medicine.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2025
Hospitals were able to replenish their supplies of antibiotics, sterile gauze, analgesics, and surgical equipment.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
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Noun
One of the primary appeals of medical marijuana is its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
The term is an adjective that has also become a noun, describing one of the most common analgesic procedures available in modern medicine.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
How is kratom different from 7-OH? When isolated in its concentrated state, 7-OH, the active metabolite present in the kratom plant, becomes a highly potent analgesic.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2025
Hospitals were able to replenish their supplies of antibiotics, sterile gauze, analgesics, and surgical equipment.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analgesic
Noun
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At higher doses, kratom can be used as a sedative and potentially cause psychosis.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Yet, unlike cortisol, oxytocin will have an effect on your body akin to that of a sedative.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Schultz also slow-walked the trial use of the fast-acting anesthetic ketamine by paramedics, who were able to administer only four doses in six months under his stewardship.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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Dental surgeon William Thomas Green Morton saw the case as the perfect opportunity to test his anesthetic breathing apparatus in the hospital’s amphitheater.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In an effort to boost new drugs, the FDA released new guidelines for non-opioid painkillers last week.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Carroll County Former Carroll County Sheriff Jamie Kinman pleaded guilty to stealing painkillers, including from a terminal cancer patient.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Both have been charged with first-degree murder, three counts of possession of opiate, opium, narcotic, or certain stimulant, and possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Officers deployed Narcan, a nasal spray commonly used to reverse the impacts of an opiate overdose, to those who were exposed, Waters said.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Jacintha, a horseback rider, was familiar with ketamine as a horse tranquilizer but had never heard of it as a last-stop mental health treatment for treatment-resistant patients like Lucy, who was diagnosed with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The program tests for various drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and other opioids, as well as xylazine, an animal tranquilizer that authorities have warned is increasingly being found mixed in with other drugs.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But Meyers’s lead-in is Jimmy Fallon at The Tonight Show, who tends to occupy a more politically anodyne space.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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The text, which reads as though it was written by AI, is at times anodyne, at times confusing, but always free of specifics.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The drink is known for its mild euphoria and depressant effects.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Saluti has devised a unique trio of designs for The Vault, each drawing inspiration from nature to create abstract, hypnotic forms that blur the boundaries of her creative disciplines.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
16 Sep. 2025
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His hypnotic dance with a marching band in the finale cemented Milchick as both comic relief and a sinister presence — a balance that earned Tillman his first Emmy nomination and win.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Analgesic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analgesic. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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