Sedative

//ˈsɛdətɪv//

Synonyms for "sedative" (99 found)

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Adjective(2 words)
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Related words (49)

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Translations

63 translations across 27 languages.

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Arabic

3 entries
  • بنج noun (an agent or drug that sedates)
  • مُسَكِّن noun (an agent or drug that sedates)
  • مُهَدِّئ noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • сънотворен adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • успокоителен adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)

Catalan

2 entries
  • sedant adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • sedant noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • igpahupay noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 鎮靜劑 /镇静剂 noun (an agent or drug that sedates)
  • 鎮靜藥 /镇静药 noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Czech

2 entries
  • sedativní adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • sedativum noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Dutch

2 entries
  • kalmerend adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • kalmeringsmiddel noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • sedativo noun (an agent or drug that sedates)
  • trankviligilo noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Finnish

4 entries
  • nukuttava adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • rauhoittava adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • unettava adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • rauhoite noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

French

2 entries
  • sédatif adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • sédatif noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

German

3 entries
  • beruhigend adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • sedativ adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • Beruhigungsmittel noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Greek

3 entries
  • ηρεμιστικός adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • ηρεμιστικό noun (an agent or drug that sedates)
  • καταπραϋντικό noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • nyugtatószer noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • obat penenang noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Italian

2 entries
  • sedativo adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • sedativo noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 鎮静剤 noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • тыныштандыратын дәрі-дәрмек noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Korean

1 entries
  • 진정제 noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Norman

2 entries
  • sédatif adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • sédatif noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Polish

2 entries
  • uspokajający adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • środek uspokajający noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • sedativo adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • sedativo noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Russian

4 entries
  • седати́вный adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • успокои́тельный adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • седати́вное сре́дство noun (an agent or drug that sedates)
  • успокои́тельное noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Slovak

2 entries
  • sedatívny adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • sedatívum noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Spanish

4 entries
  • sedante adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • sedativo adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • sedante noun (an agent or drug that sedates)
  • sedativo noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Swedish

4 entries
  • lugnande adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • sövande adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • lugnande medel noun (an agent or drug that sedates)
  • sömnmedel noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • заспокі́йливий adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • седати́вний adj (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)
  • заспокійливе noun (an agent or drug that sedates)
  • заспокійливий засіб noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • làm dịu noun (an agent or drug that sedates)

Sample sentences

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The doctor gave Tom a sedative.

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I gave Tom a mild sedative.

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I gave Tom a sedative.

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The nurse gave you a sedative.

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