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

4 senses of prescription

Sense 1
prescription -- (directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success")
       => direction, instruction -- (a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them")

Sense 2
prescription drug, prescription, prescription medicine, ethical drug -- (a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly")
       => medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug -- ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Sense 3
prescription -- (written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person)
       => written communication, written language, black and white -- (communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten))

Sense 4
prescription -- (written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient)
       => written communication, written language, black and white -- (communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten))

Antonyms of adj prescription

1 sense of prescription

Sense 1
prescription (prenominal) (vs. nonprescription) -- (available only with a doctor's written prescription; "a prescription drug")

nonprescription(prenominal) (vs. prescription), over-the-counter(prenominal) -- (purchasable without a doctor's prescription; "nonprescription drugs"; "an over-the-counter cold remedy")

Similarity of adj prescription

1 sense of prescription

Sense 1
prescription (prenominal) (vs. nonprescription) -- (available only with a doctor's written prescription; "a prescription drug")