All calmative synonyms
calmΒ·aΒ·tive
C c adj calmative
- spellbinding β to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate.
- soothing β that soothes: a soothing voice.
- soft β yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- mesmerizing β to hypnotize.
- anesthetic β relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
- opiate β a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- narcotic β any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- soporific β causing or tending to cause sleep.
- anodyne β If you describe something as anodyne, you are criticizing it because it has no strong characteristics and is not likely to excite, interest, or upset anyone.
- lenitive β softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
- calming β soothing; tranquillizing
- balmy β Balmy weather is fairly warm and pleasant.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- clear β Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- lenient β agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.
- smooth β free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- soothing β that soothes: a soothing voice.
- irritancy β tending to cause irritation; irritating.
- irritating β causing irritation; annoying; provoking: irritating questions.
- sleepy β ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy.
- somnolent β sleepy; drowsy.
- somniferous β bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences.
- mesmeric β produced by mesmerism; hypnotic.
- soporose β sleepy.
- allaying β to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet.
- relaxing β to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
noun calmative
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- sleeping pill β a pill or capsule containing a drug for inducing sleep.
- medication β the use or application of medicine.
- dope β any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- drug β the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood.
- hypnotic β of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- analgesic β An analgesic drug reduces the effect of pain.
- depressant β able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity
- downer β Informal. a depressant or sedative drug, especially a barbiturate. a depressing experience, person, or situation.
- tranquillizer β a person or thing that tranquilizes.
- barbiturate β A barbiturate is a drug which people take to make them calm or to help them to sleep.
- pacifier β a person or thing that pacifies.
adjective calmative
- sedative β tending to calm or soothe.
- palliative β serving to palliate.
- comforting β If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy.
- mild β amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
- temperate β moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.: a temperate response to an insulting challenge.
- mesmerising β to hypnotize.
- anaesthetic β Anaesthetic is a substance that doctors use to stop you feeling pain during an operation, either in the whole of your body when you are unconscious, or in a part of your body when you are awake.