Synonyms & related words for opiate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of opiate — including morphine, narcotic, methadone, meperidine, morphia, codeine. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to opiate

Explore words related to opiate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include opioid, metopon, cyclazocine, morphinism, morphinomania, pentazocine, nalorphine, narcotically. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for opiate

Common synonyms for opiate include morphine, narcotic, methadone, meperidine, morphia, codeine, heroin, opium — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does opiate come from?

The word opiate breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root opi-, from Greek opion (“poppy juice”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.