RELAXANT Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

relaxant

adjective

Definition of relaxant

as in sedative

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Recent Examples of relaxant Ashwagandha comes with natural relaxant properties to calm down your mind and recharge your brain. — Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2023

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The firm’s employees took Quaaludes, a sedative medication, like candy, hired prostitutes regularly, and held gambling sprees in Monte Carlo and Las Vegas.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 14 July 2026
The Drug Enforcement Administration says kratom produces stimulant effects in low doses and sedative effects in high doses, and can lead to psychotic symptoms, and psychological and physiological dependence.

— Jake Rosenwasser, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of sedative

Adjective

The reform also significantly expanded access to medical cannabis by removing it from the country's list of narcotic drugs, simplifying medical cannabis prescribing.

— Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The collection also accepts medical sharps, including diabetic needles, blood lancets, insulin pens, epi-pens, syringes, expired over-the-counter medicines and non-narcotic prescriptions.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

Definition of narcotic

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Because poppy seeds come from the same plant species used to produce opiates, consuming large amounts can sometimes lead to detectable levels of opiate compounds in urine tests.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 19 July 2026
Because Demerol is an opiate, doctors would have needed to administer Narcan to reverse its effects, detectives wrote.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of opiate

Adjective

Four Tet’s sense for sound design shines from crushed 8-bit drums to the hypnotic handpan grooves and sharp synth melodies.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 19 July 2026
The London saxophonist and his ensemble fuse jazz with diverse strains of global trance music—Moroccan gnawa, Berlin kosmische—into a hypnotic, utopian expression of spiritual union.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026

Definition of hypnotic

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