depressant

English Thesaurus

1. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	drug of abuse, street drug,
definition	:	a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine,
definition	:	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	chloral hydrate,
definition	:	a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	doriden, glutethimide,
definition	:	sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug,
definition	:	a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep (noun.artifact)

2. capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all)

similar	:	ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing,
definition	:	tending to soothe or tranquilize (adj.all)

similar	:	narcotic, narcotising, narcotizing,
definition	:	inducing stupor or narcosis (adj.all)

similar	:	relaxant,
definition	:	tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension (adj.all)

similar	:	hypnagogic, hypnogogic, somniferous, somnific, soporiferous, soporific,
definition	:	sleep inducing (adj.all)

3. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	cut down, down, knock down, pull down, push down,
definition	:	cause to come or go down (verb.contact)

derivation	:	cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down,
definition	:	lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	depressant,
definition	:	capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all)

derivation	:	ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing,
definition	:	tending to soothe or tranquilize (adj.all)

4. capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all)

antonym	:	stimulative,
definition	:	capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all)

derivation	:	depressant, downer, sedative, sedative drug,
definition	:	a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down,
definition	:	lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb.emotion)

5. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	cut down, down, knock down, pull down, push down,
definition	:	cause to come or go down (verb.contact)

derivation	:	cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down,
definition	:	lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	depressant,
definition	:	capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all)

derivation	:	ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing,
definition	:	tending to soothe or tranquilize (adj.all)

6. capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all)

antonym	:	stimulative,
definition	:	capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all)

derivation	:	depressant, downer, sedative, sedative drug,
definition	:	a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down,
definition	:	lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb.emotion)