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[an-uh-dahyn] 
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| Main Entry: |
anodyne
[an-uh-dahyn]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | painkiller |
| Synonyms: | anesthetic, narcotic, sedative, soother |
| Notes: | an anesthetic induces insensibility, an analgesic makes you feel no pain, while an anodyne removes your cares |
| Main Entry: | anesthetic/anaesthetic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sleep-inducing or numbing drug |
| Synonyms: | analgesic, anodyne, dope*, gas, hypnotic, inhalant, narcotic, opiate, pain-killer, shot, soporific, spinal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | balm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something soothing |
| Synonyms: | alleviation, anodyne, assuagement, comfort, consolation, curative, cure, easement, mitigation, palliative, refreshment, relief, remedy, restorative, solace, soother |
| Main Entry: | hypnotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spellbinding, sleep-inducing |
| Synonyms: | anesthetic, anodyne, calmative, lenitive, mesmeric, mesmerizing, narcotic, opiate, sleepy, somniferous, somnolent, soothing, soporific, soporose, trance-inducing |
| Antonyms: | exciting, exhilarating, inciteful, inspiring, stimulating |
| Main Entry: | narcotic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | powerful drug inducing anesthesia or sleep |
| Synonyms: | analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, dope*, downer, fix*, hard drug, hard stuff, heroin, hypnotic, junk*, laudanum, lenitive, merchandise*, nepenthe, opiate, opium, painkiller, sedative, somnifacient, soporific, stuff*, stupefacient, tranquilizer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | painkiller |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | anesthetic |
| Synonyms: | alleviative, analgesic, anodyne, aspirin, dope*, drug, medicine, morphine, ointment, opiate, pain reliever, sedative, tranquilizer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sedative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | soothing |
| Synonyms: | allaying, anodyne, calmative, calming, lenitive, relaxing, sleep-inducing, soporific, tranquillizing |
| Antonyms: | agitating, excitative, upsetting |
| Main Entry: | sedative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | soothing agent, medicine |
| Synonyms: | analgesic, anodyne, barbiturate, calmant, calmative, depressant, dope*, downer, drug, hypnotic, knockout pill, medication, narcotic, nerve medicine, opiate, pacifier, pain pill, pain-killer, quietive, sleeping pill, tranquillizer |
| Antonyms: | antidepressant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | anesthetic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sleep-inducer |
| Synonyms: | analgesic, anodyne, dope, gas, general anesthetic, hypnosis, inhalant, local anesthetic, opiate, pain-killer, shot, soporific, spinal |
| Antonyms: | analeptic, stimulant |
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