| Main Entry: |
anesthetic/anaesthetic
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sleep-inducing or numbing drug |
| Synonyms: | analgesic, anodyne, dope*, gas, hypnotic, inhalant, narcotic, opiate, pain-killer, shot, soporific, spinal |
| Main Entry: | opium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | narcotic |
| Synonyms: | brown stuff, codeine, dope, drug, heroin, hypnotic, morphine, opiate, papaverine, poppy, sleep-inducer, soporific, tar |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | opiate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drug |
| Synonyms: | anodyne, depressant, dope, dormitive, downer, hypnotic, narcotic, opium, sedative, soporific, tranquilizer |
| Main Entry: | sleeping pill |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pill to aid sleep |
| Synonyms: | barbiturate, benzodiazepine, bromide, hypnotic, nightcap, sedative, sedative-hypnotic, sleeping tablet, soporific |
| Main Entry: | somnifacient |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | soporific |
| Synonyms: | anesthetic, balmy, calming, deadening, dozy, drowsy, dull, hypnotic, mesmerizing, narcotic, nodding, numbing, opiate, quietening, sedative, slumberous, snoozy, somniferous, somnolent, soothing, tranquilizing |