- analgesic, analgetic, anodyne - capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"
Antonym: intensifying (indirect, via moderating)
- analgesic, anodyne, painkiller, pain pill - a medicine used to relieve pain
--1 is a kind of medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
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