Home › Words › A › antiadrenergicantiadrenergicantiadrenergic means preventing or counteracting the effects of adrenaline.EtymologyFrom anti- + adrenergic. By surface analysis, anti- + adren- + -ergic.adjpreventing or counteracting the effects of adrenalinenounAny drug that prevents or counteracts the effects of adrenaline.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.antiserotonergic 67% match — preventing or counteracting the effects of serotonin vs antiadrenergic →antidopaminergic 65% match — preventing or counteracting the effects of dopamine vs antiadrenergic →adrenalinergic 64% match — Activated by adrenaline vs antiadrenergic →adrenergically 63% match — By means of, or in terms of, adrenaline or epinephrine. vs antiadrenergic →adrenoreceptor 63% match — adrenergic receptor vs antiadrenergic →adrenolytic 63% match — That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline. vs antiadrenergic →adrenoceptor 62% match — adrenergic receptor vs antiadrenergic →antidiuretic 61% match — an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis vs antiadrenergic →