Hypnotic Synonyms and Antonyms

hĭp-nŏtĭk
Inducing sleep or sedation
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. somnifacient
  2. soporific
  3. narcotic
  4. opiate
  5. mesmeric
  6. sleepy
  7. somniferous
  8. soothing
  9. somnolent
  10. somnific
  11. soporose
  12. sleep-inducing
  13. spellbinding
  14. anesthetic
  15. anodyne
  16. sedative
  17. lenitive
  18. comatose
  19. pertaining to hypnosis
  20. sleep-producing
  21. enticing
  22. slumberous
  23. calmative
  24. soporiferous
  25. trance-inducing
  26. mesmerizing
  27. hypnoid
  28. narcohypnotic
  29. odylic
Antonyms:
  1. invigorating
  2. exciting
  3. stimulating
  4. inciteful
  5. inspiring
  6. exhilarating
Something that induces sleep or sedation
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. soporific
  2. narcotic
  3. opiate
  4. sedative
  5. somnifacient
  6. sleep-compelling

Words Related to Hypnotic

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Hypnotic Sentence Examples

  • She hesitated while her silver eyes swirled with hypnotic slowness.

  • He released her hand, but his eyes still held hers in a hypnotic trance that made her think of Dracula.

  • When a good sample is obtained it is a safe and efficient hypnotic, at any rate in the case of a European.

  • In the form of extract or tincture it is a valuable remedy in the hands of a medical man, either as an anodyne, a hypnotic or a sedative.

  • In India from the soma frenzy in the Vedas, through the mystic reveries of the Upanishads, and the hypnotic trances of the ancient Yoga, allied beliefs and practices had never lost their importance and their charm.

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