What is a synonym for "morphine"?

Common synonyms include: alcohol, amobarbital sodium, amytal, amytal pill, analgesic, analgesic.

Morphine

/ˈmɔː.fiːn/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Usage: "Morphine" is primarily used as a noun. Its central meaning — a crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids — makes it most effective in contexts where precision matters over a more general alternative.

Origin: Borrowed from French morphine or German Morphin, from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús, “the god and personification of dreams”).

Watch out: Writers sometimes confuse "morphine" with "morphia" or "analgesic" — the words overlap in meaning but differ in nuance or register. Use "morphine" when you specifically mean its core sense rather than defaulting to it as a generic substitute.

Definitions

Noun

1
A crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids. countable, uncountable
2
an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain wordnet

Synonyms

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alcohol amobarbital sodium amytal amytal pill analgesic analgesic

Antonyms

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artificial alkaloid nonnarcotic nonopioid analgesic synthetic alkaloid

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"She was kept under with morphine injections."

Etymology

Borrowed from French morphine or German Morphin, from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús, “the god and personification of dreams”).

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