Synonyms of opiate

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adjective

as in hypnotic

tending to cause sleep

morphine is an opiate drug

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hypnotic
• narcotic
• soothing
• soporific
• drowsy
• slumbrous
• depressant
• somnolent
• sleepy
• slumberous
• hypnotizing
• sedative
• comforting
• relaxant
• somniferous
• quieting
• dulling
• analgesic
• tranquilizing
• anesthetic
• relaxing
• tranquillizing
• calming
• settling
• restful
• deadening
• numbing
• benumbing
• stupefying
• anesthetizing
• lulling
• pacifying
• mesmerizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulant
• stimulating
• waking
• rousing
• arousing
• energizing
• bracing
• refreshing
• reviving
• stimulatory
• stimulative
• restorative
• awakening
• invigorating
• wakening

opiate

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noun

ˈō-pē-ət 

as in narcotic

something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security

a cultural critic who argues that the Internet has now joined television as an opiate of the American people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• narcotic
• tranquilizer
• anesthetic
• tranquillizer
• sedative
• anodyne
• hypnotic
• security blanket
• palliative
• pacifier
• soporific

Examples of opiate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Martinez’s prison disciplinary record, however, included write-ups for using heroin and possessing medication used to treat opiate addiction, prosecutors say. —Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024

The man was in possession of fentanyl, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, and under the influence of a stimulant and opiate. —Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024

Noun

But Isbell and Vaden did their best to take our minds away from it at the end, just as surely as the narrator’s opiates take his thoughts away, with a pair of strong, sequential guitar solos. —Chris Willman, Variety, 24 July 2024

Refusing rehab, France, Italy, and the rest now clamor for more opiates. —Josef Joffe, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016