anticonvulsant

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UK/ˌæn.tɪ.kənˈvʌl.sənt/US/ˌæn.ti.kənˈvʌl.sənt/US/ˌæn.taɪ.kənˈvʌl.sənt/

noun

An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.

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anticonvulsant drugantiepilepticantiepileptic drug
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Meanings

nounanticonvulsant (plural anticonvulsants)

plural anticonvulsants

  1. medicineAn agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
adjectiveanticonvulsant (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineActing as an anticonvulsant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)

Similar
anticonvulsant drugantiepilepticantiepileptic drug
Broader
medicinemedicationmedicament
Also see
antiepilepticantiseizure

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From anti- + convulsant.

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APA

anticonvulsant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticonvulsant

MLA

“anticonvulsant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticonvulsant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticonvulsant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticonvulsant.

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