Synonyms & related words for paregoric

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of paregoric — including codeine, analgesic, meperidine. 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 paregoric

Explore words related to paregoric — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include antipyresis, lenitive, medicines, lienteric, pyretotherapy, painkillers, stegnotic, acetophenetidin. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for paregoric

Common synonyms for paregoric include codeine, analgesic, meperidine — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does paregoric come from?

The word paregoric breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: par-, from Greek para (“beside”); egor, from Greek agora (“public assembly, speaking in public”); and -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.