Sedative synonyms
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Any of various drugs used to treat psychotic states; an antipsychotic drug. Not in scientific use.
A medicine; substance for curing or healing, or for relieving pain
A drug that, by law, is illegal or designated a controlled substance.
remedial (related)
(Educ.) Designating or of any special course of study for helping students overcome deficiencies in specific skills, abilities, or knowledge
medicine (related)
Something that serves as a remedy or corrective:
anæsthetic
barbiturate
Any of a group of drugs that act as depressants of the central nervous system, are highly addictive, and are used primarily as sedatives and anticonvulsants. Phenobarbital and pentobarbital are examples of barbiturates.
The definition of a depressant is a substance that reduces functional or nervous activity, or something that hinders economics or other activity.
A depressing experience, person, etc.
A hypnotized person or one easily hypnotized
Anything that soothes; esp., a lenitive medicine
Any of various analgesic, narcotic drugs derived from the opium poppy, such as morphine or codeine.
A person or thing that pacifies
A thing that palliates
excitative (antonym)
Causing or tending to cause excitation.
agitating (antonym)
soothing
antidepressant (antonym)
An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.
Inactive; quiet:
Causing sleep or drowsiness; soporific
Inducing or causing sleep
Inducing sleep; soporific.
Causing sleep; somniferous.
Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific.
Inducing or tending to induce sleep.
awareness (related)
Inducing sleep or sedation
Of or relating to a drug or other agent that has a tranquilizing effect.
tending to soothe or tranquilize
tending to soothe or tranquilize
tending to soothe or tranquilize
a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
Find another word for sedative. In this page you can discover 37 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sedative, like: tranquilizing, calming, soothing, tranquilizer, medication, narcotic, remedial, drug, medicine, anæsthetic and barbiturate.