OPIATE Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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as in hypnotic

tending to cause sleep morphine is an opiate drug

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noun

ˈō-pē-ət

as in narcotic

something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security a cultural critic who argues that the Internet has now joined television as an opiate of the American people

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Adjective

Troopers noted in the warrant affidavit, however, that the use of Narcan reversed Gomez’s respiratory arrest, which would indicate an opiate effect had been reversed. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2024 The one exception is opiate substitution for heroin addicts -- such programs work, and people stay with them. —

Mark A. R. Kleiman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2011

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Poppy seeds — which come from the same plant used to make heroin — are so notorious for causing positives for opiates that last year the Department of Defense directed service members to stop eating them. —

Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024 But eventually the viewer more or less grasps the many conflicts at play, which have everything to do with a highly addictive opiate that’s easy to manufacture, transport and dish out. —

Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for opiate

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