Synonyms for sedative
- noun
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Agents that cause sleep
tranquilizer US, tranquiliser UK, tranquilliser UK, tranquillizer UK, narcotic, soporific, opiate, hypnotic, sleeping pill, anodyne
2. Other agents that sedate
Other
Adjective
1. Tranquilizing
tranquilizing US, tranquillizing UK, ataraxic, ataractic
Definitions
- n. 1
An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
- adj. 1
Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing
Forms
- Plural
- sedatives → tranquilizers, narcotics, soporifics, opiates…
Example sentences
- narcotic This substance is a narcotic if inhaled.
- opiate Religion is the opiate of the masses.
- tranquilizer Gustavo attempted to shoot Rima with a tranquilizer.
- soporific The book I bought yesterday is a real soporific.
- depressant Which anti depressant would you recommend for someone who can not take hormones?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sedative | rising | |
| narcotic | falling | |
| opiate | steady | |
| tranquilizer | falling | |
| soporific | steady | |
| depressant | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- downer2, opiate3
- 7 letters
- calming2, anodyne
- 8 letters
- soothing2, hypnotic3, narcotic3, allaying3, ataraxic, lenitive
- 9 letters
- soporific, emollient, demulcent, ataractic, assuasive
- 10 letters
- palliative4, depressant3, anxiolytic
- 12 letters
- tranquilizer4, tranquiliser
- 13 letters
- tranquilliser, tranquilizing4, tranquillizer
- 14 letters
- tranquillizing
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (downer2 = 2 syllables).