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Synonyms & Antonyms of anodyne
(Entry 1 of 2)
- the otherwise anodyne comments sounded quite inflammatory when taken out of context
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- hazardous,
- imperiling
- (or imperilling),
- jeopardizing,
- parlous,
- perilous,
- risky,
- unsafe,
- unsound
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anodyne
nounSynonyms of anodyne (Entry 2 of 2)
- the dentist prescribed an anodyne after the root canal
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- sedative,
- tranquilizer
- (also tranquillizer)
- as an anodyne for the stress and superficiality of the modern world, there's nothing better than reading a literary classic of substance and insight
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The first known use of anodyne was in 1543
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