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Antonyms for pain-killer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : peyn-kil-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪnˌkɪl ər



Definition of pain-killer

  • As in sedative : noun soothing agent, medicine
  • As in anesthetic : noun sleep-inducer
  • As in pain killer : noun medicine to kill pain
  • As in anesthetic/anaesthetic : noun sleep-inducing or numbing drug
Example sentences :
  • If you ask it for pain-killer it will not give you a bonbon.
  • Extract from : « The Four Million » by O. Henry
  • The quinine and pain-killer they may take if you can find a corner to squeeze 'em in.
  • Extract from : « Klondike Nuggets » by E. S. Ellis
  • So Tom pried his mouth open and poured down the Pain-killer.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • So we fell to, ol Bill Hulk an me, on the Scotch an the pain-killer.
  • Extract from : « Every Man for Himself » by Norman Duncan
  • But I bet ye, says he, that you isnt fetched no pain-killer.
  • Extract from : « Every Man for Himself » by Norman Duncan
  • But she made me promise to take a teaspoonful of Pain-Killer every day.
  • Extract from : « Chapters from My Autobiography » by Mark Twain
  • He would never abuse an animal, unless, as in the Pain-killer incident, his tendency to pranking ran away with him.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • "I say to Sollers better bring some pain-killer out of the store," the boy answered readily.
  • Extract from : « The Huntress » by Hulbert Footner
  • The decoction acts as an effective demulcent and pain-killer in severe bruises.
  • Extract from : « New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers » by Various
  • Pain-killer is known to freeze at forty-five and alcohol at seventy-five below zero.
  • Extract from : « The Land of Tomorrow » by William B Stephenson, Jr.

Synonyms for pain-killer

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