Doctor Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Doctor
An individual of recognized knowledge in a particular topic, typically confirmed by academic standing and publications, who is called upon by one of the parties to testify in court as to his or her opinion of the underlying facts. Also referred to as expert witness.
A physician employed by a hotel or another establishment.
A person who practices or accepts the principles of homeopathy
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croaker
Any of various marine and freshwater fishes of the family Sciaenidae that make a croaking sound by vibrating certain muscles attached to the swim bladder.
A medical practitioner
a licensed medical practitioner
To vamp again or anew; specif., to renovate or revise; make over
The definition of a veterinarian is a doctor who provides medicine and surgery for animals.
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minister to
To treat
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
The definition of an intern is a student or recent graduate going through a supervised training in their chosen profession or a new physician training at a hospital.
To change from being natural, simple, artless, etc. to being artificial, worldly-wise, urbane, etc.
A doctor, typically a general practitioner or family practitioner, who looks after the health of the members of a family
A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery, especially one who is certified by a board of physicians:
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animal doctor
A medical practitioner
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A holder of a doctoral degree
One who is enrolled or attends classes at a school, college, or university.
A doctor who is serving a residency
To make better; improve; reform; set right
To repair is defined as to fix something.
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To make up (a story, reason, lie, etc.); invent
The definition of a psychiatrist is a medical doctor who examines and treats your mind and who diagnoses and treats mental problems and illnesses.
To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to. [from 18th c.]
sawbones
A physician, especially a surgeon.
An untrained person who practices medicine fraudulently
allopath
One who practices or advocates allopathy.
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(Informal) To revenge oneself on; get even with; punish or chastise
To fictionalize.
country doctor
A medical practitioner
To administer a medicinal substance to:
(Finance) To show, in accounting, (an item of charge inserted in an account) to be wrong.
To make by sewing scraps of material together:
To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
(ignorant) quack
A medical practitioner
attending physician
A medical practitioner
To change deceptively
medical practitioner
A medical practitioner
primary-care physician
A medical practitioner
Overhaul is defined as to examine and make necessary repairs, or to catch up with someone or something.
To deal with (historical events, a person's life, etc.) in fictional form, as in a narrative that includes imaginary events, characters, dialogue, etc.
A person who relies solely on practical experience rather than on scientific principles
externe
(Dated) An officer in attendance upon a hospital, but not residing in it, especially one who cares for the outpatients.
A practicing physician who does not specialize in any particular field of medicine
(US, Canada) A physician specializing in diseases of the female reproductive system.
locum-tenens
(Chiefly Brit.) A person taking another's place for the time being; temporary substitute, as for a doctor or a member of the clergy
A physician who specializes in pediatrics; a children's doctor or babies' doctor.
a licensed medical practitioner
Doctor of the Church
(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
To bring back to an original or normal condition:
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A medical practitioner
A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, or help in an area or specialty. Alternatively, a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.
To make (something) seem real, satisfactory, etc. by any sort of deception or tampering
(Intransitive) To receive a load.
A health professional, such as a physician, psychologist, or nurse, who is directly involved in patient care, as distinguished from one who does only research or administrative work.
One who has received a diploma, especially a physician certified as a specialist by a board of examiners.
A medical practitioner
An expert in the field of psychology.
medical attendant
A medical practitioner
To alter or mend (clothing).
(slang) tamper with
Antonyms for Doctor
To damage or impair.
The definition of harm is to hurt or damage something.
(Linguistics, grammar) The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
Purify means to make something clean or free from impurities.
To harm or damage in some way; be bad for
Words Related to Doctor
Any person claiming or assumed to be especially skilled or experienced in some art, sport, etc.
A line marking a degree, as on a thermometer
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
(--- Computers) To damage (data) in a file or on a disk.
The definition of a dentist is a person licensed to provide services in the field of teeth and gums.
To modify the manner or appearance of (a person, for example) in order to prevent recognition:
In a clean or nonpolluting manner:
To give medical aid to
In a true manner; truly, truthfully, accurately, etc.
To make inferior, impure, not genuine, etc. by adding a harmful, less valuable, or prohibited substance
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The profession of physicians, surgeons and related specialisms; those who practice medicine.
Find another word for doctor. In this page you can discover 108 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for doctor, like: physician, expert, doc, medico, surgeon, house physician, homeopath, vet, professor, croaker and Doctor of Medicine.
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