soft drug

noun

A drug that is less harmful than a hard drug.

Opposite
hard drug
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Meanings

nounsoft drug (plural soft drugs)

plural soft drugs

  1. A drug that is less harmful than a hard drug.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction

Opposite
hard drug
Broader
drug of abusestreet drugnarcotic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish mieto huume, mieto huumausaine
  • mieto huumeTranslations
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  • pehmeä huumausaineTranslations
French drogue douce
  • drogue douceTranslations
Polish narkotyk miękki
  • narkotyk miękkiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

soft drug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20drug

MLA

“soft drug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20drug. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft drug,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20drug.

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