Synonyms for tranquilizing
- adjective
- American English
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a drug: having the effect of calming a person or animal, or putting them to sleep; sedating, sedative.
Related words
- Other spellings
- tranquilising tranquillizing UK
Example sentences
- sedative Your so-called sedative only exacerbates the pain.
- depressant Which anti depressant would you recommend for someone who can not take hormones?
- soporific The book I bought yesterday is a real soporific.
- drowsy Nemesio had gotten drowsy rocking the baby shrews.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tranquilizing | falling | |
| sedative | rising | |
| depressant | falling | |
| soporific | steady | |
| ataractic | falling | |
| drowsy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- drowsy2
- 8 letters
- sedative3, ataraxic
- 9 letters
- soporific, ataractic
- 10 letters
- depressant3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (drowsy2 = 2 syllables).