Meanings
adjectiveantispasmodic (not comparable)
- not comparablemedicineReferring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug.
nounantispasmodic (plural antispasmodics)
plural antispasmodics
- medicineA drug that suppresses spasms.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles)
Similar
spasmolyticantispasmodic agent
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan antiespasmòdic, antiespasmòdic
- antiespasmòdicthat suppresses spasms
- antiespasmòdica drug that suppresses spasms
French antispastique, antispasmodique
- antispastiquethat suppresses spasms
- antispasmodiquethat suppresses spasms
German Antispasmodikum
- Antispasmodikuma drug that suppresses spasms
Greek αντισπασμωδικός
- αντισπασμωδικός (antispasmodikós)that suppresses spasms
Italian antispasmodico, antispasmodico
- antispasmodicothat suppresses spasms
- antispasmodicoa drug that suppresses spasms
Polish przeciwskurczowy, środek przeciwskurczowy
- przeciwskurczowythat suppresses spasms
- środek przeciwskurczowya drug that suppresses spasms
Portuguese antiespasmódico, antiespasmódico
- antiespasmódicothat suppresses spasms
- antiespasmódicoa drug that suppresses spasms
Swedish antispasmolytikum
- antispasmolytikuma drug that suppresses spasms
Cite this entry
APA
antispasmodic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antispasmodic
MLA
“antispasmodic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antispasmodic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antispasmodic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antispasmodic.
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