SOPORIFIC Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˌsä-pə-ˈri-fik

Definition of soporific

as in hypnotic

tending to cause sleep this medication is soporific, so do not drive after taking it

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These are not actions of two people who can’t wait to rip their clothes off, which is what this movie needed to make its central pairing less soporific. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026 The YouTube search results have warped into an apparent AI breeding ground, crammed with hourlong mixes full of soporific dreck. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 2 July 2025 Pritzker’s fighting words contrast with the soporific public statements coming from our universities. — Luis A. Nunes Amaral, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025 A week ago, Monaco saw the introduction of a mandatory two-stop rule, which was meant to liven up a soporific event but only succeeded in making the race look even more of a procession. — Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for soporific

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Often unfurling over the course of entire afternoons and evenings, González’s knotty, hypnotic works typically test the expectations (and patience) of viewers, who are left to figure out what’s improvised and what isn’t.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Caillois employs this term throughout his 1960 book Méduse et cie (The Mask of Medusa), which traces this hypnotic phenomenon through human as well as natural history.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of hypnotic

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Monroe reportedly ingested a lethal dose of Nembutal, an anxiety medication, as well as a large dose of chloral hydrate, a drug used as a sedative.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Native to the Pacific Islands, its active compounds (kavalactones) act directly on the brain's GABA receptors much like a mild sedative and are typically used for acute anxiety or insomnia.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of sedative

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Other monkeys, including some of the larger and more dominant macaques, had to be subdued with tranquilizer darts before they could be captured.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
The worrisome drug withdrawal popping up in jails A powerful tranquilizer has started to accompany fentanyl in the country’s illicit opioid supply, and jails are struggling to handle the drug’s excruciating, complicated withdrawal symptoms.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 26 June 2026

Definition of tranquilizer

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