Synonyms for soporific
- adjective
Most common
hypnotic drowsy sleepy somnolent hypnagogic somniferous narcotic
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Hypnotic — boring, dull
hypnotic, drowsy, sleepy, somnolent, anodyne, sedative, languid, tranquilizing US, tranquillizing UK, dull, boring, monotonous, depressant, tedious, uninteresting, lifeless, blah, snoozy informal, torpid, vapid, prosaic, tiresome, bland
2. Hypnagogic
hypnagogic, somniferous, somnific, soporiferous dated
3. Narcotic
Other
soporous dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Boring, dull.
The professor delivered a soporific lecture.
- adj. 2
Tending to induce sleep.
Example sentences
- sleepy Refresh yourself with a cup of coffee when sleepy.
- hypnotic She's very susceptible to hypnotic suggestion.
- drowsy Nemesio had gotten drowsy rocking the baby shrews.
By length
- 4 letters
- dull1, blah1
- 5 letters
- bland1, vapid2
- 6 letters
- boring2, sleepy2, opiate3, drowsy2, torpid2, snoozy
- 7 letters
- tedious3, prosaic3, languid2, anodyne
- 8 letters
- lifeless2, hypnotic3, tiresome3, sedative3, narcotic3, somnific, soporous
- 9 letters
- somnolent3
- 10 letters
- monotonous4, depressant3, hypnagogic, slumberous
- 11 letters
- somniferous
- 12 letters
- soporiferous
- 13 letters
- uninteresting4, tranquilizing4
- 14 letters
- tranquillizing
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vapid2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- soporifique
- Italiano
- soporifero
- Deutsch
- einschläfernd