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Synonyms for anesthetic

  • adjective
  • American English

All synonyms

Adjective

Antonyms

antianesthetic, antianaesthetic

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.

Related words

Word family
anesthesia anesthesiologic anesthesiological anesthetize
Phrases
local anesthetic
Other spellings
anaesthesic UK anaesthetic UK anesthesic anesthetical

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
anestheticrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

10 letters
insensible4
11 letters
insensitive4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (insensible4 = 4 syllables).