Synonyms for narcotic
- adjective
- noun
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Opiate
opiate, soporific, sedative, depressant, hypnotic, sleepy, anodyne, somniferous, slumberous, soporiferous dated
Other
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of, or relating to narcotics.
- n. 1
Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
Forms
- Plural
- narcotics → drugs…
Example sentences
- sedative Your so-called sedative only exacerbates the pain.
- opiate Religion is the opiate of the masses.
- depressant Which anti depressant would you recommend for someone who can not take hormones?
- soporific The book I bought yesterday is a real soporific.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| narcotic | falling | |
| sedative | rising | |
| opiate | steady | |
| depressant | falling | |
| soporific | steady | |
| stupefying | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- drug1
- 6 letters
- sleepy2, opiate3
- 7 letters
- anodyne
- 8 letters
- hypnotic3, sedative3
- 9 letters
- soporific
- 10 letters
- depressant3, stupefying, slumberous
- 11 letters
- somniferous
- 12 letters
- soporiferous, stupefactive
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sleepy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- narcotique
- Italiano
- narcotico