All stupefacient synonyms
stu·pe·fa·cient
S s noun stupefacient
- laudanum — a tincture of opium.
- hard drug — an addicting drug capable of producing severe physical or psychological dependence, as heroin.
- hard stuff — strongly addictive drugs.
- lenitive — softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- 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.
adjective stupefacient
adj stupefacient
- 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.