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Synonyms of recreational drug

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Another word for recreational drug is drug. Other synonyms of recreational drug are horse.

Synonyms and similar words for recreational drug

nounA psychoactive drug taken deliberately for the effect it has on the mind rather than for its...

  • recreational pharmaceuticalA medication or similar controlled substance which is consumed outside the context of normal medical treatment for the...
  • drugA psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.
  • dope
  • gear
  • horse
  • stuffNarcotic drugs, especially heroin.
  • substance

Meaning of recreational drug

  1. noun A psychoactive drug taken deliberately for the effect it has on the mind rather than for its medicinal effects.

Full definition of recreational drug

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Questions about synonyms of recreational drug

What is another word for recreational drug?
Recreational drug has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as drug and horse.
What does recreational drug mean?
Recreational drug means a psychoactive drug taken deliberately for the effect it has on the mind rather than for its medicinal effects.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: recreational drug (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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