sedate
English Thesaurus
1. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | affect, |
| definition | : | act physically on; have an effect upon (verb.body) |
2. characterized by dignity and propriety (adj.all)
| similar | : | decorous, |
| definition | : | characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct (adj.all) |
3. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises (adj.all)
| similar | : | serious, |
| definition | : | concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities (adj.all) |
4. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to (verb.body)
| derivation | : | antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, tranquillizer, |
| definition | : | a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | calm, calmness, composure, equanimity, |
| definition | : | steadiness of mind under stress (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing, |
| definition | : | tending to soothe or tranquilize (adj.all) |
5. characterized by dignity and propriety (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sedateness, solemness, solemnity, staidness, |
| definition | : | a trait of dignified seriousness (noun.attribute) |
6. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises (adj.all)
| derivation | : | graveness, gravity, soberness, sobriety, somberness, sombreness, |
| definition | : | a manner that is serious and solemn (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | sedateness, solemness, solemnity, staidness, |
| definition | : | a trait of dignified seriousness (noun.attribute) |
7. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to (verb.body)
| derivation | : | antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, tranquillizer, |
| definition | : | a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | calm, calmness, composure, equanimity, |
| definition | : | steadiness of mind under stress (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing, |
| definition | : | tending to soothe or tranquilize (adj.all) |
8. characterized by dignity and propriety (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sedateness, solemness, solemnity, staidness, |
| definition | : | a trait of dignified seriousness (noun.attribute) |
9. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises (adj.all)
| derivation | : | graveness, gravity, soberness, sobriety, somberness, sombreness, |
| definition | : | a manner that is serious and solemn (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | sedateness, solemness, solemnity, staidness, |
| definition | : | a trait of dignified seriousness (noun.attribute) |
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