Synonyms of pills

pills

noun

plural of pill

1

as in tablets

a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally

you'll have to take one of these pills every six hours for your flu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tablets
• capsules
• drugs
• doses
• medications
• lozenges
• caps
• pharmaceuticals
• remedies
• drops
• dosages
• potions
• preparations
• cures
• physics
• medicinals
• gelcaps
• specifics
• wonder drugs
• miracle drugs
• boluses
• pilules

2

as in dogs

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

she can be such a pill when things don't go her way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dogs
• bastards
• jerks
• clowns
• skunk
• skunks
• jokers
• creeps
• rats
• snakes
• heels
• sons of guns
• idiots
• reptiles
• beasts
• buggers
• louses
• morons
• toads
• cruds
• brutes
• swine
• villains
• cads
• varmints
• rotters
• bounders
• stinkers
• scums
• curs
• stinkards
• vermin
• blighters
• bleeders
• brats
• sleazes
• scuzzballs
• scumbags
• finks
• schmucks
• rat finks
• sods
• louts
• nuisances
• boors
• buzzards
• dirtbags
• fools
• cretins
• slimes
• slimeballs
• nuts
• hounds
• crumbs
• churls
• barbarians
• chuffs
• sleazeballs
• sleazebags
• so-and-so's
• savages
• scabs
• so-and-sos
• nerds
• dopes
• slobs
• boobies
• wretches
• scoundrels
• rascals
• cavemen
• lowlives
• rogues
• loudmouths
• dufuses
• vulgarians
• lowlifes
• blockheads
• roughnecks
• imbeciles
• turkeys
• dinks
• goons
• miscreants
• scamps
• dolts
• snips
• Neanderthals
• nincompoops
• airheads
• ninnies
• snots
• doofuses
• schmoes
• pests
• insolents
• nits
• snobs
• birdbrains
• jackasses
• dorks
• nitwits
• dweebs
• half-wits
• snoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• ladies
• gentlemen
• role models
• idols
• heroines
• saints
• angels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pills

The horror sequel centers on pop star and drug addict Skye Riley (Naomi Scott), who's anxious about a comeback tour and visits her dealer for pills. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024

Similarly, applying a wellness patch is painless in comparison to swallowing a handful of pills. —Emily Burns, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024

Her mother used prescription pills such as oxycodone. —Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024

By the time Angel was 12, she was addicted herself, taking illicit prescription pills and snorting powdered heroin. —Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024

Taking pills can sometimes be less effective since not everyone remembers to take them every day, making the shot a good alternative. —Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024

Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson’s controversial search for eternal life through science involves plasma transfusions, fat transfers — and more than 50 pills a day. —Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024

These hormones are available as oral pills, injections, or topical medications. —Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024

These pills saved my life and brought light to the darkness. —Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024