/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of purple heart Find synonyms for: Noun1. Order of the Purple Heart, Purple Heart, decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbonusage: a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action2. sodium thiopental, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, Luminal, purple heart, barbiturateusage: a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedativeWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tactful Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language