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analgesic

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore A words

relating to or causing the relief of pain without inducing unconsciousness

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In a sentence

Analgesic in a sentence

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The doctor prescribed an analgesic cream for the sore muscles.

Synonyms
pain-relievingnumbingpalliative
Antonyms

None listed.

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Verbal · Text Completion

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Analgesic (adjective) means relating to or causing the relief of pain without inducing unconsciousness
Here is analgesic used in an example sentence: "The doctor prescribed an analgesic cream for the sore muscles."
Common synonyms for analgesic include pain-relieving, numbing, palliative.
Analgesic is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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