Standard Lemma guide

Tylenol

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Canada, US: /ˈtaɪləˌnɑl/
  • Canada: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: T AY1 L AH0 N AO2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A brand of acetaminophen (“paracetamol”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of tylenol (genericized trademark) (the pharmaceutical drug acetaminophen (“paracetamol”))

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, alt-of, alternative, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of tylenol (a tablet containing this drug)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, alt-of, alternative, countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The pharmaceutical drug acetaminophen (“paracetamol”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A tablet containing this drug.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acetaminophen, Datril, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Anacin III

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: analgesic, anodyne, painkiller, pain pill

History

Etymology

Clipping of para-acetylaminophenol.

Genericized trademark from Tylenol.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: Tylenol — paracetamol brand
  • Thai: ไทลินอล — paracetamol brand