All soporific synonyms
sopΒ·oΒ·rifΒ·ic
S s adj soporific
- confidentiality β spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
- half asleep β in or into a state of sleep: He fell asleep quickly.
- dozy β drowsy; half asleep.
- hypnotic β of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- calmative β (of a remedy or agent) sedative
- 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.
- banausic β merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- drowsy β half-asleep; sleepy.
- draggy β moving or developing very slowly.
- ho-hum β dull, boring, or routine; so-so: a ho-hum performance.
- husher β to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
- dull as dishwater β water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.
- dopy β stupid; inane: It was rather dopey of him to lock himself out.
- lenitive β softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
- monotonous β lacking in variety; tediously unvarying: the monotonous flat scenery.
- mesmeric β produced by mesmerism; hypnotic.
- dull β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- hypnagogic β of or relating to drowsiness.
noun soporific
- hypnoses β the ancient Greek god of sleep.
- hypnosis β an artificially induced trance state resembling sleep, characterized by heightened susceptibility to suggestion.
- flat tire β a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage, puncture, or the like.
- laudanum β a tincture of opium.
- barbiturate β A barbiturate is a drug which people take to make them calm or to help them to sleep.
- barbiturates β any of a group of barbituric acid derivatives, used in medicine as sedatives and hypnotics.
- bore β If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
- 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.
- hard drug β an addicting drug capable of producing severe physical or psychological dependence, as heroin.
- 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.
- nightcap β Informal. an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime or at the end of a festive evening.
- general anesthetic β (medicine) An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation to the whole body.
- inhalant β a medicine, allergen, or other substance that is inhaled.
- codeine β Codeine is a drug which is used to relieve pain, especially headaches, and the symptoms of a cold.
- hard stuff β strongly addictive drugs.
- benzodiazepine β any of a group of chemical compounds that are used as minor tranquillizers, such as diazepam (Valium) and chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
- deadhead β A deadhead is someone who uses a free ticket to see a show, or for a plane or train trip.
- morphine β a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 3 β 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 β a drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble.
- opium β the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
adjective soporific
- longwinded β Alternative spelling of long-winded.
- nowhere β in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
- quietening β Present participle of quieten.
- nodding β to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.