All tranquilizer synonyms
tran·quil·iz·er
T t noun tranquilizer
- depressant — able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity
- alleviative — Also, alleviatory [uh-lee-vee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /əˈli vi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ (Show IPA). serving to alleviate; palliative.
- laudanum — a tincture of opium.
- narcotic — any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- hard drug — an addicting drug capable of producing severe physical or psychological dependence, as heroin.
- aspirin — Aspirin is a mild drug which reduces pain and fever.
- balm — Balm is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from some tropical trees and used to make creams that heal wounds or reduce pain.
- opiate — a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- antiodontalgic — of use in the treatment of toothache
- hard stuff — strongly addictive drugs.
- lenitive — softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
- morphine — a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 3 ⋅H 2 O, the most important narcotic and addictive principle of opium, obtained by extraction and crystallization and used chiefly in medicine as a pain reliever and sedative.
- nepenthe — a drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble.