placebo [noun]

Definition of placebo:

an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug

Synonyms of placebo:

● Antidote

● Sugar pill

● Controlled trial

● Medication

● Blarney

● Bracer

● Alterant

● Tranquilizer


Opposite/Antonyms of placebo:

● Treatment

● Poison

● Nocebo

● Disease


Sentence/Example of placebo:

The pressure pain threshold was higher after dronabinol treatment than after placebo treatment.