1. reducing or tending to reduce fever

1. a drug or substance that reduces fever

Examples

• Aspirin is a common antipyretic medication used to treat fevers.
• The doctor recommended an antipyretic drug to help lower the patient's temperature.
• Acetaminophen has antipyretic and pain-relieving properties.
• Parents often give their children antipyretics when they have a high fever.
• The antipyretic effect of ibuprofen usually appears within 30 minutes of taking it.
• She took an antipyretic to manage her fever during the flu.