upper vs stimulant

stimulant vs upper

upper and stimulant both are nouns.

upper and stimulant both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
upper	Yes	Yes	No	No
stimulant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, stimulant is a hypernym of upper; that is, stimulant is a word with a broader meaning than upper:

upper: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
stimulant: a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process

Other hypernyms of upper include drug of abuse, street drug, excitant, stimulant drug.

upper (noun)	stimulant (noun)
piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot	a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression	any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
the higher of two berths

upper (adjective)	stimulant (adjective)
the topmost one of two; upper	that stimulates
higher in place or position
superior in rank or accomplishment

Difference between upper and stimulant

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