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sedating

verb

present participle of sedate
as in narcotizing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sedating
  1. stupefying
  2. relieving
  3. relaxing
  4. alleviating
  5. mitigating
  6. allaying
  7. pacifying
  8. quelling
Verb
  • Sometimes sweaty, sometimes sneering, often grandiose, and always conflicted, this Hansen presents the actor with a marvelous opportunity to demonstrate his stupefying range.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Starting with a tone-setting marvel early, Room contorted and unfurled himself to 15 saves — including several other stupefying ones.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
Definition of stupefying
Verb
  • Because the underlying mechanisms driving this persistent pain are unknown, treatment options are centered on relieving symptoms but largely fall short.
    — Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Humor becomes a way of both relieving and postponing tension.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of relieving
Verb
  • Meanwhile, by relaxing the rules around third-party apps, WordPress now offers more power, flexibility, and options to expand your site's capabilities than Webflow does.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But there are plenty of in-house attractions, too, from the art-gallery-style collection of contemporary works to the relaxing rooftop pool to the modern Restaurant H3.
    — Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of relaxing
Verb
  • These turnovers also set up touchdowns, alleviating the pent-up stress of the first half.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Fostering gives cats a temporary home on the way to adoption, alleviating stress on shelters and, in some instances, saving cats’ lives.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of alleviating
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  • Hochman said while deciding whether or not to seek the death penalty, the DA's office examined the aggravating and mitigating factors and spoke to the victims' family, prosecutors and law enforcement.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • For Villa, there were mitigating circumstances in this latest defeat by Glasner, yet the worry is they are still being caught with the same punches.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of mitigating
Verb
  • But both Foulkes and the head of a consumer electronics organization say combining AI with other technologies is allaying those concerns by making boating easier and less intimidating for both experienced and inexperienced individuals.
    — Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Still, recent studies have bolstered the case for testosterone’s benefits, for certain conditions, while allaying worries about its safety — particularly concerns about heart safety.
    — Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of allaying
Verb
  • Such tactics have never succeeded in pacifying Iranian society for long.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • That transformed the industry by giving it a clear American base — and by pacifying agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission that had been, under Biden, openly hostile.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of pacifying
Verb
  • The break with Callaway was the first sign that Good Good’s attempts at quelling the crisis were not going well after Clark’s statement on social media Wednesday night.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • As Matt Reeves is hard at work in Gotham City, James Gunn is quelling some overeager fans about the timeline of the Batman trilogy.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of quelling
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“Sedating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedating. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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