Synonyms of tranquilizing

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adjective

variants also tranquillizing

as in soothing

tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress

a woman who put a lot of faith in the tranquilizing effects of a cup of tea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soothing
• comforting
• hypnotic
• relaxing
• sedative
• calming
• narcotic
• depressant
• quieting
• dreamy
• lulling
• anesthetic
• opiate
• analgesic
• pacifying
• deadening
• antianxiety
• antidepressant
• numbing
• anodyne
• antistress
• antidepression

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• painful
• troubling
• unsettling
• stressful
• tiresome
• stimulating
• worrisome
• trying
• stimulant
• troublesome
• irritating
• disturbing
• aggravating
• energizing
• annoying
• frustrating
• invigorating
• exasperating
• maddening
• bothersome
• irksome
• vexing
• vexatious
• galling
• harassing
• nettlesome
• grating

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verb

variants also tranquillizing

present participle of tranquilize

as in calming

to free from distress or disturbance

at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calming
• soothing
• quieting
• relieving
• lulling
• salving
• composing
• hushing
• stilling
• quietening
• becalming
• settling
• relaxing
• pacifying
• lullabying
• mollifying
• appeasing
• placating
• alleviating
• conciliating
• sedating
• solacing
• mitigating
• allaying
• stupefying
• quelling
• assuaging
• easing
• narcotizing
• laying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disturbing
• agitating
• upsetting
• disquieting
• perturbing
• vexing
• intensifying
• keying (up)
• aggravating
• heightening
• exciting
• arousing
• discomposing
• stirring (up)
• rousing
• inciting
• fomenting
• working up