Synonyms of pill

1. pill, thing: usage: something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
2. pill, lozenge, tablet, tab, dose, dosage: usage: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
3. pill, unpleasant person, disagreeable person: usage: a unpleasant or tiresome person
4. pill, burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus: usage: something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"
5. pill, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant, contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device: usage: a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception