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calmative
[kah-muh-tiv, kal-muh-] 
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bland
[bland]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mild, temperate |
| Synonyms: | balmy, calm, calmative, clear, lenient, mollifying, nonirritant, nonirritating, smooth, soft, soothing |
| Antonyms: | bitter, caustic, severe, sharp, zingy |
| 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
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