- painkiller
- n1. analgesic, aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, sodium salicylate, buffered aspirin, headache powder; anodyne, paregoric, Inf. pain pill; soporific, hypnotic, barbiturate, Sl. barb, phenobarbital, Pharm. hyoscyamine, belladonna; narcotic, opiate, opium, laudanum, morphine.2. palliative, alleviative, lenitive, assuasive, assuager, sedative; depressant, drug, remedy, curé-all.3. balm, soothing balm, liniment, embrocation; lotion, salve, ointment; labdanum, ladanum.4. cocaine, laughing gas, novocaine, tetracaine.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.