| Main Entry: | bland |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mild, temperate |
Synonyms: |
balmy, calm, calmative, clear, lenient, mollifying, nonirritant, nonirritating, smooth, soft, soothing |
Antonyms: |
bitter, caustic, severe, sharp, zingy |
| Main Entry: | hypnotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spellbinding, sleep-inducing |
Synonyms: |
anesthetic, anodyne, calmative, lenitive, mesmeric, mesmerizing, narcotic, opiate, sleepy, somniferous, somnolent, soothing, soporific, soporose, trance-inducing |
Antonyms: |
exciting, exhilarating, inciteful, inspiring, stimulating |
| Main Entry: | sedative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | soothing |
Synonyms: |
allaying, anodyne, calmative, calming, lenitive, relaxing, sleep-inducing, soporific, tranquillizing |
Antonyms: |
agitating, excitative, upsetting |
| Main Entry: | sedative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | soothing agent, medicine |
Synonyms: |
analgesic, anodyne, barbiturate, calmant, calmative, depressant, dope*, downer, drug, hypnotic, knockout pill, medication, narcotic, nerve medicine, opiate, pacifier, pain pill, pain-killer, quietive, sleeping pill, tranquillizer |
Antonyms: |
antidepressant |