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(Entry 1 of 2)
tending to cause sleep
- morphine is an opiate drug
Synonyms for opiate
- drowsy,
- hypnotic,
- narcotic,
- sleepy,
- slumberous
- (or slumbrous),
- somniferous,
- somnolent,
- soporific
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opiate
nounSynonyms of opiate (Entry 2 of 2)
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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The first known use of opiate was in the 15th century
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