Soporific
61opium — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. papavarine; poppy, hops, mud, the pipe (all inf.). See remedy, habit. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. opiate, soporific, dope*; see drug 2 . Derivatives of opium include: morphine, heroin, laudanum, codeine,… …
62sleepy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. drowsy; languid; lethargic. See repose, inactivity. Ant., [wide ]awake, alert. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. drowsy, tired, dozy, somnolent, slumberous, sluggish; see also tired . Syn. sleepy applies… …
63somnolent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sleepy, drowsy, slumb[e]rous; dozing; lethargic. See inactivity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. drowsy, fatigued, sleepy; see tired . See Synonym Study at sleepy . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …
64slumberous — (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or slumbrous) adjective 1. Ready for or needing sleep: dozy, drowsy, nodding, sleepy, slumbery, somnolent, soporific. See AWARENESS. 2. Inducing sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, sleepy, somnifacient …
65somnifacient — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I adjective Inducing sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, sleepy, slumberous, somniferous, somnific, somnolent, soporific. See AWARENESS. II noun Something that induces sleep or sedation: hypnotic,… …
66hypnotic — I. a. Soporific, somniferous. II. n. Narcotic, soporific, opiate …
67narcotic — 1. noun addicted to narcotics Syn: soporific (drug), opiate, sleeping pill; painkiller, pain reliever, analgesic, anodyne, palliative, anesthetic; tranquilizer, sedative; informal downer, dope; Medicine stupefacient 2. adjective a narcotic… …
68hypnotic — adj 1. mesmerizing, mesmeric, fascinating, spellbinding, gripping, arresting, enthralling, entrancing; engrossing, absorbing, engaging, holding. 2. soporific, somnific, somniferous, sleep inducing, sleep producing, somnifacient, soporiferous,… …
69sedative — adj 1. calming, soothing, lenitive, palliative, assuasive, allaying, alleviative, balsamic, pleasing; anodyne, Med. analgesic, anesthetic, pain killing, deadening, numbing; sleep inducing, soporific, opiate, narcotic, Lethean, hypnotic. n 2.… …
70narcotic — [adj] dulling, painkilling analgesic, anesthetic, calming, deadening, hypnotic, numbing, opiate, sedative, somnifacient, somnific, somnolent, somnorific, soporiferous, soporific, stupefacient, stupefactive, stupefying; concept 537 narcotic [n]… …
