as in sedative
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of relaxant
Ashwagandha comes with natural relaxant properties to calm down your mind and recharge your brain.
—
Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2023
Perhaps most interesting is its airway relaxant potential in the treatment of asthma [2].
—Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2014
See all Example Sentences for relaxant 
Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2023
Perhaps most interesting is its airway relaxant potential in the treatment of asthma [2].
—Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2014
See all Example Sentences for relaxant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relaxant
Adjective
-
In any case, chamomile flowers—which look like adorable, tiny daisies—contain flavonoids, terpenoids, and coumarins which certainly have mildly sedative, anti-inflammatory, and antispasmodic properties.—
Valentina Bottoni,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2024
-
The population is impatient and the sedative effect of the impeachment process will soon wear off, which could mean new protests and instability if there are no significant changes in the short term.—
Moisés Costa,
Foreign Affairs,
16 May 2016
Adjective
-
Now, police will be able to destroy any narcotic evidence obtained prior to 2015, Harris County DA Sean Teare said at the press conference.—
Ben Brachfeld,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
-
All narcotic evidence obtained before 2015 will be cleared from the shelves and destroyed with the cooperation of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and the Houston Forensic Science Center.—
Christina Shaw,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
-
According to Peter’s report, FWC investigators also found a Costa sunglasses case with drug paraphernalia in it, including needles, a syringe, a spook, cotton balls and a synthetic opioid pill prescribed to people trying to kick opiate addiction.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
-
Other interviews in the film discuss his later opiate addiction.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
Their fusion of folk instrumentation and electronic production makes for a hypnotic, genre-blurring experience.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
-
Svengali sets his sights on Trilby O’Farrell (Marian Marsh), an artist’s model, and the sinister teacher’s pattern of manipulation and ruin seems to be repeating itself yet again—but Trilby’s old lover, Billee (Bramwell Fletcher), seeks to discover the truth about Svengali’s hypnotic influence.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
Thesaurus Entries Near relaxant
Cite this Entry
“Relaxant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relaxant. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share