Synonyms of the word

depressant

• n. (pharmacology) A pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.
• n. (mining) An agent that inhibits the flotation of a mineral or minerals.
• adj. Acting as a depressant.

ataractic

• adj. That has a tranquilizing effect.
• n. (medicine) A drug that is used to tranquilize; a tranquilizer.

ataraxic

• adj. Of or pertaining to ataraxia.
• adj. ataractic; tranquilizing.

downer

• n. (slang) A negative drug trip.
• n. (slang) A drug that has depressant qualities.
• n. (slang) Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy.

hypnagogic

• adj. That induces sleep; soporific, somniferous.
• adj. That accompanies falling asleep; especially, pertaining to the semi-conscious period immediately preceding…

hypnogogic

• adj. Alternative spelling of hypnagogic.

medicament

• n. A medicine, medication or drug.

medication

• n. A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
• n. The administration of medicine.

medicine

• n. A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
• n. A treatment or cure.
• n. The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.
• n. The profession of physicians, surgeons and related specialisms; those who practice medicine.
• n. Ritual Native American magic used by a medicine man to promote a desired outcome in healing, hunting,…
• n. Among the Native Americans, any object supposed to give control over natural or magical forces, to act…
• n. (obsolete) black magic, superstition.
• n. (obsolete) A philtre or love potion.
• n. (obsolete) A physician.
• n. (slang) recreational drugs, especially alcoholic drinks.
• v. (rare, obsolete) To treat with medicine.

narcotic

• n. Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour.
• n. Any type of numbing drug.
• n. Certain illegal drugs.
• adj. Of, or relating to narcotics.
• adj. Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.

narcotising

• v. present participle of narcotise.

narcotizing

• v. present participle of narcotize.

relaxant

• n. Something which promotes relaxation.

sedative

• n. An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
• adj. Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing.

somniferous

• adj. causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones.

somnific

• adj. Causing sleep; somniferous.

soporiferous

• adj. (archaic) soporific, sleep-inducing.

soporific

• n. Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.
• n. (figuratively) Something boring or dull.
• adj. Tending to induce sleep.
• adj. (figuratively) Boring, dull.

tranquilising

• v. present participle of tranquilise.

tranquilizing

• v. present participle of tranquilize.