as in soothing
tending to cause sleep
her eyes soon grew heavy from the hypnotic rhythm of the train's wheels
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Recent Examples of hypnotic
Luisa Calle, Billboard, 30 May 2025
Thousands of the sea animals gather in the shallow waters off the coast, their bodies pulsing with different colors and hypnotic movements.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
Unlike telepaths, who can read minds, hypnotics have the power to control them, reshaping a person’s reality and redirecting their impulses.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
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Adjective
Viral dives headfirst into the hypnotic rhythms of baile funk, once again molding Brazilian beats with her unapologetic Dominican edge.
—Luisa Calle, Billboard, 30 May 2025
Thousands of the sea animals gather in the shallow waters off the coast, their bodies pulsing with different colors and hypnotic movements.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
Noun
Clues point Rourke toward Diana Cruz (Alice Braga), a storefront psychic who fills the detective in on the phenomenon of hypnotics.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
Unlike telepaths, who can read minds, hypnotics have the power to control them, reshaping a person’s reality and redirecting their impulses.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypnotic
Adjective
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There is something very soothing about sitting down and putting pen to paper, like drinking a hot cup of tea or relaxing in a sauna.—
Nancy Marshall,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Veterinary Vision says that hearing your voice is very soothing for blind dogs, so talking to your pup often can help comfort them.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
Noun
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The Mayo Clinic says that kratom can be used in low doses as a stimulant, and at higher doses as a sedative.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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To name a few: Anti-seizure drugs, antidepressants, and sedatives are all known to cause dizziness as a side effect.—
Rachel Nall,
SELF,
17 June 2025
Noun
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According to the municipal code, tranquilizers can be used as a means of capture.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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The amount of fentanyl appears to be dropping (see above), while the amount of animal tranquilizers, such as medetomidine and xylazine, is rising.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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As for new whistleblower Reed’s allegations involving Endo’s leading narcotic painkiller — a far more dangerous drug than Lidoderm — the Justice Department took them seriously at first.—
Bob Fernandez,
ProPublica,
17 Dec. 2024
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Drug and narcotic violations also saw an increase, rising by 3.7%.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Prince Valiant Much of Spaceballs' plot kicks off when Daphne Zuniga's Princess Vespa runs away from her soporific betrothed, Prince Valium (the mighty Jim J. Bullock), at the altar.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
14 June 2025
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Pritzker’s fighting words contrast with the soporific public statements coming from our universities.—
Luis A. Nunes Amaral,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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The second time was in 2019, when he was also charged with the possession of opiate, opium, narcotic, or certain stimulants.—
Zuri Primos,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2025
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Positive opiate drug screenings in the state’s prisons hovered at about 6% on average every month, according to data obtained by UnCommon Law.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Safety upgrades include a lane-centering system, a surround-view camera system, rear automatic braking, forward collision warning with automatic braking, adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assistance, lane departure warning and a drowsy driver monitor.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
18 May 2025
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Studies have shown that teens who experience a lack of sleep could suffer negative consequences, including an inability to concentrate, poor grades, drowsy driving incidents, anxiety, depression, and many more.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Alan Fox’s script is rife with clunkers (the somnolent Ilfenesh Hadera, as David’s wife Pam, explains with haunting detail which items of decor on the dining table can be moved where by the police), and the intrusive score is the equivalent of garish wall-to-wall carpeting.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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While there are a half-dozen or so worthy books on the list, most of them are somnolent doctoral theses that probably should not have been acquired in the first place.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
21 May 2025
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“Hypnotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypnotic. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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