as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep
this medication is soporific, so do not drive after taking it
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Recent Examples of soporific
Ian Parkes, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Traveling to Hydra is normally a relaxing, almost soporific affair.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Rather than aiming for the unique, which might pierce our haze of distraction, art has succumbed to marketable generalities: stock music on Spotify, soporific streams of Netflix content.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
While Anton Chekhov always thought of The Seagull as a comedy, that fact has frequently been forgotten through productions that fall into the soporific trap set by angsty, moping, lovelorn characters losing their hearts and minds in the Russian countryside.
—Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
For the Grand Prix on Sunday, as the cars have become wider, longer and heavier, the racing is soporific, with virtually no overtaking.
—Ian Parkes, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Traveling to Hydra is normally a relaxing, almost soporific affair.
—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Rather than aiming for the unique, which might pierce our haze of distraction, art has succumbed to marketable generalities: stock music on Spotify, soporific streams of Netflix content.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
While Anton Chekhov always thought of The Seagull as a comedy, that fact has frequently been forgotten through productions that fall into the soporific trap set by angsty, moping, lovelorn characters losing their hearts and minds in the Russian countryside.
—Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soporific
Adjective
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Even so, as Jerry delivers his hokum, Offerman invests it with a hypnotic clarity, a sense that Jerry is trying to create a rational and just world — to create salvation — out of the irrational.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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The aquarium has been a pioneer from the start, unveiling the world’s first living kelp forest exhibit and debuting large-scale displays of jellyfish—hypnotic creatures that pulse rhythmically through the glowing blue waters.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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That includes chemotherapy treatments, sedatives, antibiotics and medications on hospital crash carts.—
Victoria Malis,
ProPublica,
7 July 2025
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Death Star, with its high THC content and sedative effects, can help Scorpios tap into their introspective side.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
9 June 2025
Noun
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She was charged for intentionally distributing a drug called Tranq — a mix of Fentanyl and the animal tranquilizer Xylazine.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
7 July 2025
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The drug, which is commonly used as a tranquilizer for large animals in veterinary medicine, causes extreme sedation, slow breathing and skin ulcers when ingested by humans.—
Molly Gibbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2025
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“Soporific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soporific. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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