sedative

Speech parts

1. sedative - Noun

2. sedative - Adjective

3. sedative - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize

allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain.

A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

downer depressant ataractic ataraxic soporific tranquilizing tranquilizer sleeping pill tranquillizing sedative drug bennie pharmaceutics Advil bromide Dilaudid
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Antonyms

bennie energizer frightful painful disturbing stimulating
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Hypernyms

medicine medication medicament medicinal drug drug of abuse street drug

Hyponyms

chloral hydrate sedative-hypnotic glutethimide sedative-hypnotic drug Doriden

Phrases with the word

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Examples

All natural disasters are comforting because they reaffirm our impotence, in which, otherwise, we might stop believing. At times it is strangely sedative to know the extent of your own powerlessness. Erica Jong

Smoking has a sedative effect upon the nerves, and enables a man to bear the sorrows of this life (of which every one has his share) not only decently, but dignifiedly. George Borrow

Works of art should be stimulating. They should wake people up rather than acting like a sedative. Tod Machover

valium has a tranquilizing effect Source: Internet

took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed Source: Internet

Although they lack the chemical structure of the benzodiazepines, their sedative effect is similarly through action on the GABAA receptor. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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