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present participle of sedate
Synonyms & Antonyms of sedating
as in stupefying, narcotizing
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for sedating
- allaying,
- alleviating,
- assuaging,
- easing,
- laying,
- mitigating,
- quelling,
- relaxing,
- relieving,
- solacing
- becalming,
- calming,
- composing,
- lullabying,
- lulling,
- quietening
- [chiefly British],
- quieting,
- salving,
- settling,
- soothing,
- stilling,
- tranquilizing
- (also tranquillizing)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for sedating
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“Sedating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedating. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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