Synonyms & related words for anticonvulsive

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Words related to anticonvulsive

Explore words related to anticonvulsive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include anticonvulsant, antiseizure, antiepileptic, anxiolytic, trimethadione, convulsant, spasmolytic, antispasmodic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does anticonvulsive come from?

The word anticonvulsive breaks down into 4 roots of Greek and Latin origin: anti-, from Greek anti (“against”); con-, from Latin com (“together, thoroughly”); vuls, from Latin vellere (“to pluck, tear”); and -ive, from Latin -ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.