All sedative synonyms
sed·a·tive
S s adj sedative
- medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- disinfectant — any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.
- dozy — drowsy; half asleep.
- narcotic — 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.
- at peace — in a state of harmony or friendship
- ataractic — able to calm or tranquillize
- calming — soothing; tranquillizing
- draggy — moving or developing very slowly.
- at ease — If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
noun sedative
- depressant — able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity
- medicament — a healing substance; medicine; remedy.
- biologic — pertaining to biology.
- alleviative — Also, alleviatory [uh-lee-vee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /əˈli vi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ (Show IPA). serving to alleviate; palliative.
- biologics — biological products such as vaccines and therapeutic sera, used to induce immunity to infectious diseases or harmful substances of biological origin
- laudanum — a tincture of opium.
- medication — the use or application of medicine.
- barbiturate — A barbiturate is a drug which people take to make them calm or to help them to sleep.
- barbiturates — any of a group of barbituric acid derivatives, used in medicine as sedatives and hypnotics.
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- anaesthetic — 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.
- hard drug — an addicting drug capable of producing severe physical or psychological dependence, as heroin.
- aspirin — Aspirin is a mild drug which reduces pain and fever.
- anesthetic — relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
- anti-biotic — any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.
- opiate — a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- nightcap — Informal. an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime or at the end of a festive evening.
- antiodontalgic — of use in the treatment of toothache
- drug — the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood.
- hard stuff — strongly addictive drugs.
- lenitive — softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
- anodyne — 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.
- bromide — Bromide is a drug which used to be given to people to calm their nerves when they were worried or upset.
- benzodiazepine — any of a group of chemical compounds that are used as minor tranquillizers, such as diazepam (Valium) and chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
- morphine — a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 3 ⋅H 2 O, the most important narcotic and addictive principle of opium, obtained by extraction and crystallization and used chiefly in medicine as a pain reliever and sedative.
- nepenthe — a drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble.
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
adjective sedative
- calmative — (of a remedy or agent) sedative
- confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
- allaying — to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet.