Soporific

/ˌsɑp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/

Synonyms for "soporific" (222 found)

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Closest matches (45)

alcohol aloofamobarbital sodiumamytalamytal pillanalgesic anesthetic anesthetized anodyne apathetic barb barbituratebarbiturate pillbenumbedblack stuffblah blase blueblue angelblue devil

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blue heavenblue velvetcalmant calmative calming catalepticchloral hydratecodeinecodeine cough syrupcomatose deadening demerol depressant depressor desensitized detached disinterested dolly dolophine doped downer doze dozy

Adjective(1 words)

boring

Adjective(1 words)

dormitive

Strong matches (66)

dreamy drowsy drug druggeddrugged with sleepdull goofballhhalf asleephard stuffheartless heavyheavy with sleepheavy-eyed hebetudinous heroin hop hopeless horse hypnotic

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in a stuporindifferent insouciant junkknockout dropslanguid laodicean laudanum leaden lethargic liquor listless lotus lullaby luminalluminal pillmmandrake meperidine methadonemickey finnmonotonous morphia morphine napping narcoleptic narcose narcotic narcotized narcous nembutalnembutal pillnightcap

Adjective(8 words)

drowsiest dull dullness hypnagogic hypnogogic hypnotic monotony narcotic

Noun(3 words)

hypnagogue hypnotic lulling

Adjective(2 words)

hypnic hypnotic

Related words (111)

nodding nonchalant numb numbed numbing olympian opiate opium oscitantout of itpacifierpain killerparegoric passivepen yanphenobarbitalphenobarbital sodiumphlegmatic pluckless poppy

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purple heartquietener quietening rainbow red resigned restful scagsecobarbital sodiumseconalseconal pillsedated sedative shit slack sleep-bringer sleep-causing sleep-compelling sleep-drowned sleep-drunk sleep-filled sleep-inducer sleep-inducing sleep-inviting sleep-producer sleep-provoking sleep-swollen sleeper sleepfulsleeping draughtsleeping pillsleepy slow sluggish slumberous slumbery smack snoozysodium thiopentalsomnifacient somniferous somnolent soother soothingsoothing syrupspiritless spunkless stoic stretchy stupefied stuporose stuporous supine tar tiresome torpid tranquilizer tranquilizing tuinaltuinal pillturps uncaring unconcerned uninterestedwhite stuffwithdrawn yawning yawny yellowyellow jacket

Adjective(11 words)

sedation sedative sleep-inducing sleepinesssleeping pillslumbrous somniferous somnific soporiferous tedious tedium

Adjective(10 words)

slumberous somniferous somnific somnolent soporiferous soporous stupefacient stupefactive tranquilizing vapid

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6 relation types

More general

10 entries

drugdullness inducerhypnagoguepharmacological agentpharmacological propertyphysiological statesedationsleep-inducing propertytedium

More specific

10 entries

barbiturate benzodiazepinedeep sedationdry lecturedull lecturehumdrum filmmild sedationmonotonous presentationsleeping pilltedious talk

Collocations

10 entries

long soporific lecturepharmacological soporificsedative drugsleep-inducing drugsoporific agentsoporific atmospheresoporific drugsoporific effectsoporific filmsoporific lecture

Inflections

3 entries

more soporificmost soporificsoporifics

Derivations

4 entries

soporifically soporification soporificity soporify

similar

2 entries

depressant uninteresting

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily living. But serious music was never meant to be soporific.

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The book I bought yesterday is a real soporific.

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A soporific drone sounds all around.

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The doctor prescribed a soporific to help the patient sleep.

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