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opiate

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of opiate

tending to cause sleep

morphine is an opiate drug

Synonyms of opiate

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

Words Related to opiate

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 opiate

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

bracing, refreshing, restorative, reviving, stimulative, stimulatory

Antonyms of opiate

opiate

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of opiate

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

Synonyms of opiate

anesthetic, anodyne, narcotic

Words Related to opiate

security blanket

pacifier, palliative

hypnotic, sedative, soporific, tranquilizer (also tranquillizer)

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