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Definition of sedative:
Synonyms:
tranquilising, pacifying, depressant, tranquilizing, downer, somnific, slumberous, lulling, calming, somniferous, sedative drug, remedial, somnolent, opiate, anesthetic, quieting, antidote, soporific, soothing, comforting, tranquillising, antacid, amphetamine, narcotic, awareness, anabolic steroid, analgesic, relaxing, anticoagulant, ataractic, tranquillizing, antibiotic, somnifacient, sleepy, antidepressant, dreamy, anaesthetic, hypnotic, ataraxic.
Usage examples:
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" And fix up a sedative to keep him quiet for not less than four nor more than six hours.
- "Null-ABC", Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire. -
Her unusual brilliancy of imagination, unaccompanied by any sedative qualities, was one explanation of her character.
- "Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy.", Elizabeth P. Peabody Mary Mann. -
She took the nerve tonic diligently, but it failed to act as a sedative to her fears.
- "The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 2 (of 10)", Edith Wharton.