All somnifacient synonyms
som·ni·fa·cient
S s noun somnifacient
- mesmerizing — to hypnotize.
- deadening — A deadening situation destroys people's enthusiasm and imagination.
- calming — soothing; tranquillizing
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- laudanum — a tincture of opium.
- hard drug — an addicting drug capable of producing severe physical or psychological dependence, as heroin.
- quietening — Present participle of quieten.
- balmy — Balmy weather is fairly warm and pleasant.
- hard stuff — strongly addictive drugs.
- drowsy — half-asleep; sleepy.
- nodding — to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
- lenitive — softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- numbing — deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
- mesmerising — to hypnotize.
- 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.
adj somnifacient
- 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.
- draggy — moving or developing very slowly.
- husher — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
- confidentiality — spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
adjective somnifacient
- opiate — a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.