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

1 sense of anthelmintic

Sense 1
vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic -- (a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms)
       => medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug -- ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Antonyms of adj anthelmintic

1 sense of anthelmintic

Sense 1
anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal -- (capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms)

INDIRECT (VIA healthful) -> unhealthful -- (detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint")

Similarity of adj anthelmintic

1 sense of anthelmintic

Sense 1
anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal -- (capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms)
       => healthful (vs. unhealthful) -- (conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance")