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narcotic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of narcotic

1 tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress

some therapists believe that certain scents can have a narcotic effect on people

Synonyms of narcotic

calming, comforting, dreamy, lulling, pacifying, quieting, relaxing, sedative, soothing, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing)

Words Related to narcotic

hypnotic, opiate

analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, deadening, depressant, numbing

antianxiety, antidepressant, antidepression, antistress

Near Antonyms of narcotic

painful, stressful, tiresome, troubling, trying, unsettling, worrisome

energizing, invigorating, stimulant, stimulating

aggravating, annoying, bothersome, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, grating, harassing, irksome, irritating, maddening, nettlesome, troublesome, vexatious, vexing

2 tending to cause sleep

the lecturer droned on in a narcotic monotone that eventually had the entire class struggling to stay awake

Synonyms of narcotic

drowsy, hypnotic, opiate, sleepy, slumberous (or slumbrous), somniferous, somnolent, soporific

Words Related to narcotic

depressant, relaxant, sedative, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing)

calming, comforting, lulling, pacifying, quieting, relaxing, restful, settling, soothing

analgesic, anesthetic, anesthetizing, benumbing, deadening, dulling, numbing

hypnotizing, mesmerizing, stupefying

Near Antonyms of narcotic

arousing, awakening, energizing, invigorating, rousing, stimulating, wakening, waking

bracing, refreshing, restorative, reviving, stimulative, stimulatory

Antonyms of narcotic

narcotic

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of narcotic

something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security

an irradicable sense of self-righteousness seems to be the narcotic that inures these religious fanatics from any realization of the harm they have done

Synonyms of narcotic

anesthetic, anodyne, opiate

Words Related to narcotic

security blanket

pacifier, palliative

hypnotic, sedative, soporific, tranquilizer (also tranquillizer)

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