Depressant Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭ-prĕsənt
A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. sedative
  2. sedative drug
  3. downer
Capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. stimulative

Words Related to Depressant

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Depressant Sentence Examples

  • It is a powerful cardiac depressant, diminishing both the force and frequency of the heart's beat.

  • This is accelerated by a marked depressant action upon the heart, similar to that produced by veratrine and aconite.

  • In medicine copper sulphate was employed as an emetic, but its employment for this purpose is now very rare, as it is exceedingly depressant, and if it fails to act, may seriously damage the gastric mucous membrane.

  • In large doses it has a depressant action on the nervous system, leading even to coma and total abolition of reflex action.

  • Digitonin, on the other hand, is a cardiac depressant, and has been found to be identical with saponin, the chief constituent of senega root.

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