Synonyms for
Dose
Definition
a measured amount of medicine or a drug taken at one time
Synonyms & similar words
zen
acid
venerealdisease
elvis
dot
drug
windowpane
lucyintheskywithdiamonds
batteryacid
socialdisease
std
venusscurse
vd
cupidsdisease
loonytoons
pane
superman
venerealinfection
backbreaker
sexuallytransmitteddisease
cupidsitch
dosage
portion
amount
measure
quantity
medication
pill
tablet
capsule
injection
shot
remedy
treatment
medicine
drug
prescription
tonic
elixir
serum
vaccine
antidote
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- take a dose
- daily dose
- lethal dose
- minimum dose
- maximum dose
- overdose of
- therapeutic dose
Word family
Usage note
While 'dose' can refer to a quantity of medicine, it's also used metaphorically for any amount of something, often negative, like 'a dose of reality'.
Example sentences
- The doctor told me to take a dose of medicine three times a day.
- I need a dose of cough syrup to help me stop coughing.
- My mom gave me a dose of allergy medicine when my eyes were itchy.
- The nurse gave me a dose of medicine in the hospital.
- I forgot to take my dose of vitamins this morning.
Quotes
A dose of poison can do its work but once. A bad book can go on poisoning minds for generations. - John Boyle O'Reilly
A small dose of a tranquilizer is required to get programming done in anything other than functional languages. - John Carmack
I can't imagine a world without the magic of books. For me, books are a dose of magic that can transport us to different lands, times, and cultures, and make us think deeply about things that matter. - Kate DiCamillo