Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun advil

1 sense of advil

Sense 1
ibuprofen, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin -- (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic; "daily use of ibuprofen can irritate the stomach")
       => nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID -- (an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids; "NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox-1 and Cox-2 enzymes")