sedative

Meanings

Plural: sedatives

Noun

• a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
• An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.

Adjective Satellite

• tending to soothe or tranquilize
  • "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed"

Adj

• Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing

Synonyms

anxiolytic, ataractic, ataraxic, depressant, downer, sedative drug, sleeping pill, soporific, tranquilising, tranquilizer, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing

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