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Synonyms & Antonyms of depressant
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for depressant
- relaxant,
- sedative,
- tranquilizing
- (also tranquillizing)
- drowsy,
- hypnotic,
- narcotic,
- opiate,
- sleepy,
- slumberous
- (or slumbrous),
- somniferous,
- somnolent,
- soporific
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“Depressant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depressant. Accessed 29 May. 2022.
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