Meanings
plural ibuprofens
- countableuncountablechemistryA synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.
Ibuprofen is one of several new drugs used for the treatment of various types of arthritis. All these drugs reduce inflammation, and share the same side effects, the most common of which is possible formation of ulcers and upset stomach.
1979, Harold M. Silverman, Gilbert I. Simon, “Ibuprofen”, in The Pill Book […] , 1st edition, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 164
present singular third person ibuprofens · participle present ibuprofening · participle past ibuprofened · past ibuprofened
- intransitiveraretransitiveTo treat with ibuprofen; to administer ibuprofen to someone.
He remains behind in the nurse's office to bring down his blood pressure after you've been ice-packed, ibuprofened, and shuffled along to the assistant principal, where you sit alone for twenty minutes, […]
2019 [2018], Xhenet Aliu, Brass: A Novel, New York, NY: Random House, →ISBN, page 331 more example
By this time, Greg says, he was seeing triple and had a bad headache and Nate was seriously exhausted. Everyone was ibuprofened to the max. We reached the summit at 12:45 p.m., with Greg and Nate suffering the most.
2003 October 16, John Wilson, “Mt. Whitney in a day”, in Daily Pilot
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishisobut(anol)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishi(so)bu(tyl)
- Englishpro(pionic acid)
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
- Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
- Frenchphéno-
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Frenchphényle
- Englishphen(yl)
- Englishibuprofen
From i(so)bu(tyl) + pro(pionic acid) + phen(yl).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian ибупрофе́н
- ибупрофе́н (ibuprofén)anti-inflammatory drug
Catalan ibuprofèn
- ibuprofènanti-inflammatory drug
Chinese Mandarin 布洛芬
- 布洛芬 (bùluòfēn)anti-inflammatory drug
Czech ibuprofen
- ibuprofenanti-inflammatory drug
Dutch ibuprofen
- ibuprofenanti-inflammatory drug
Finnish ibuprofeeni
- ibuprofeenianti-inflammatory drug
French ibuprofène
- ibuprofèneanti-inflammatory drug
German Ibuprofen
- Ibuprofenanti-inflammatory drug
Greek ιβουπροφαίνη
- ιβουπροφαίνη (ivouprofaíni)anti-inflammatory drug
Hebrew איבופרופן
- איבופרופןanti-inflammatory drug
Hungarian ibuprofén
- ibuprofénanti-inflammatory drug
Irish iobúpróifein
- iobúpróifeinanti-inflammatory drug
Italian ibuprofene
- ibuprofeneanti-inflammatory drug
Japanese イブプロフェン
- イブプロフェン (ibupurofen)anti-inflammatory drug
Korean 이부프로펜
- 이부프로펜 (ibupeuropen)anti-inflammatory drug
Latin acidus propionicus isobutylphenylus
- acidus propionicus isobutylphenylusanti-inflammatory drug
Lithuanian Iboprofenas
- Iboprofenasanti-inflammatory drug
Malay ibuprofen
- ibuprofenanti-inflammatory drug
Polish ibuprofen
- ibuprofenanti-inflammatory drug
Portuguese ibuprofeno
- ibuprofenoanti-inflammatory drug
Romanian ibuprofen
- ibuprofenanti-inflammatory drug
Russian ибупрофе́н
- ибупрофе́н (ibuprofén)anti-inflammatory drug
Spanish ibuprofeno
- ibuprofenoanti-inflammatory drug
Swedish ibuprofen
- ibuprofenanti-inflammatory drug
Tamil ஐப்யூபுரூஃபன்
- ஐப்யூபுரூஃபன் (aipyūpurūfaṉ)anti-inflammatory drug
Thai ไอบูโปรเฟน
- ไอบูโปรเฟน (aiboobporfayn)anti-inflammatory drug
Turkish ibuprofen
- ibuprofenanti-inflammatory drug
Vietnamese ibuprofen
- ibuprofenanti-inflammatory drug
Welsh ibuprofen
- ibuprofenanti-inflammatory drug
Yiddish איבופּראָפֿען
- איבופּראָפֿען (ibuprofen)anti-inflammatory drug
Cite this entry
ibuprofen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ibuprofen
“ibuprofen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ibuprofen. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ibuprofen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ibuprofen.
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