PHYSICIANS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

physicians

noun

plural of physician

as in doctors

a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever

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Recent Examples of physicians Emergency physicians report a surge in patients, from children to seniors, experiencing overdoses and severe health issues. — Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Our instructors and support staff are critical to training future physicians and advancing the health of Connecticut residents. — Opinion, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026 Hours of conversations with physicians, AI ethics experts, and psychologists for this piece has brought to light for me just how deeply the benefits of being perceived as beautiful are ingrained into our culture. — Jaimie Potters, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026 Both physicians prescribe medications, perform procedures, lead hospital teams, and practice under the same state licenses. — Abigail MacKenzie, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026 As Eli Lilly has built more awareness with physicians, Ricks said adoption has increased. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Patients, families and physicians often think of asthma as a medical problem. — Mahbubur Meenar, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026 Here are the questions men are asking most and the answers from the physicians and patients who have been through it. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Such compounds are increasingly migrating into mainstream use despite a lack of FDA approval, with licensed physicians prescribing them and even New York bodegas getting in on the action. — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 30 July 2026

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doctors

Noun

Dubbed the White Wings, the sanitation workers sported white pith helmets and uniforms not unlike the lab coats that doctors began to don in the 1880s as germ theory took hold and antiseptics became associated with health.

— Rana Mitter, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Brenda González Rocha, who has lived in her south Omaha home since 2020, thinks both soil and paint are to blame for the lead that doctors found in her 4-year-old daughter’s blood.

— Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2026