Why did you decide to choose medicine and not some other field where you can help others, such as nursing, physical therapy, pharmacology, psychology, education, or social work?
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Pharmacology
/ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
Synonyms for "pharmacology" (47 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Noun(1 words)
materia medica
Strong matches (14)
biological sciencebiologybiometricsbiometrybionicsbionomicsbiophysicsbotanycell physiologycryobiologycyberneticscytologyecology
Noun(1 words)
drug science
Related words (23)
electrobiologyembryologyenzymologyethnobiologyexobiologygeneticsgnotobioticslife sciencemateria medicamicrobiologymolecular biologypaleontologypharmaceuticspharmacyphysiologyposologyradiobiologytaxonomyvirologyxenobiology
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Noun(2 words)
pharmaceutical sciencepharmacological medicine
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: materia medica, aerobiology, agrobiology, anatomy, astrobiology.
- Sentence evidence is available for pharmacology, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, moby, opengloss, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "pharmacology".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "pharmacology"
Keep "pharmacology" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
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2. Tune tone
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3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
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If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "pharmacology" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
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Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
54 translations across 48 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- farmakologie noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Albanian
1 entries- farmakologji noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Arabic
1 entries- عِلْم اَلصَّيْدَلَة noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Asturian
1 entries- farmacoloxía noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- farmakologiya noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Belarusian
1 entries- фармакало́гія noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Bulgarian
1 entries- фармакология noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Catalan
1 entries- farmacologia noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 藥理學 /药理学 noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Czech
1 entries- farmakologie noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Danish
1 entries- farmakologi noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Dutch
1 entries- farmacologie noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Esperanto
1 entries- farmakologio noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Finnish
1 entries- farmakologia noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
French
1 entries- pharmacologie noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Galician
1 entries- farmacoloxía noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Georgian
1 entries- ფარმაკოლოგია noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
German
1 entries- Pharmakologie noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Greek
1 entries- φαρμακολογία noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Hebrew
1 entries- פרמקולוגיה noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Hungarian
2 entries- farmakológia noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
- gyógyszerhatástan noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Icelandic
1 entries- lyfjafræði noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Indonesian
1 entries- farmakologi noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Irish
1 entries- míochaine noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Italian
1 entries- farmacologia noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Japanese
1 entries- 薬理学 noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Korean
1 entries- 약리학 noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Latvian
1 entries- farmakoloģija noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Lithuanian
1 entries- farmakologija noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Malay
1 entries- farmakologi noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Māori
1 entries- mātai taka rongoā noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- farmakologi noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- farmakologi noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Pashto
1 entries- درملپوهنه noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Persian
2 entries- داروشناسی noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
- فارماکولوژی noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Polish
1 entries- farmakologia noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Portuguese
1 entries- farmacologia noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Romanian
1 entries- farmacologie noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Russian
1 entries- фармаколо́гия noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- farmakològija noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
- фармаколо̀гија noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Slovak
1 entries- farmakológia noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Slovene
1 entries- farmakologíja noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Spanish
1 entries- farmacología noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Swedish
1 entries- farmakologi noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Thai
1 entries- เภสัชศาสตร์ noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Turkish
3 entries- eczabilim noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
- farmakoloji noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
- ilaç bilimi noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Ukrainian
1 entries- фармаколо́гія noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Vietnamese
2 entries- dược học noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
- dược lý học noun (science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
I don't really know anything about the pharmacology of venlafaxine.
Source: tatoeba (11083977)
Leib is studying pharmacology.
Source: tatoeba (11089742)
Other areas of specialization include toxicology, pharmacology, and physical therapy.
Source: tatoeba (11127164)
Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "pharmacology"?
Closest matches include materia medica, aerobiology, agrobiology, anatomy, astrobiology.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "pharmacology"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.