sedating

verb

Definition of sedatingnext
present participle of sedate
as in narcotizing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sedating
  1. relieving
  2. relaxing
  3. alleviating
  4. mitigating
  5. assuaging
  6. easing
Verb
  • The Nectar Premier Copper has double the amount of pressure-relieving foams compared to the original Nectar bed, with two inches of responsive memory foam that’s specifically designed for this purpose.
    Lindsay Boyers, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Memory foam is known for its pressure-relieving properties, but this bed takes it even further.
    Lindsay Boyers, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of relieving
Verb
  • Although Butler now spends the offseason here, the space still needs to allow for mental and physical discipline, while also providing opportunities for relaxing with family and friends.
    Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The popular Bed Wedge is known for its relaxing properties and versatile aesthetic appeal, blending effortlessly with various bedroom decors and serving as a practical solution to keeping sleeping pillows in place.
    Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of relaxing
Verb
  • Another approach to alleviating the potential of burnout is to create a positive workplace.
    Wayne Elsey, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Como Ball also hopes to implement baseball camps during the day next year to provide more opportunities to kids in the area while also alleviating the stress of finding child care for parents, Klinge said.
    Maddie Robinson, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of alleviating
Verb
  • The Secret Service is mitigating that threat with stage enhancements, rows of farm vehicles parked around the rally site and bulletproof glass, according to the sources.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • However, there are other ways of mitigating that.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of mitigating
Verb
  • With back-to-back road assignments in Green Bay and Buffalo up next, a one-sided division win over Seattle could go a long way toward assuaging an anxious fan base as well as building confidence within the team.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Good leaders know that serving the public interest first also means recognizing that the fears, anxieties and the sense of abandonment that have exhausted millions of Americans are legitimate sensibilities that need assuaging.
    Michael S. Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of assuaging
Verb
  • The labor market ended a monthslong slowdown, rebuking any lingering concern about an imminent recession and easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to stimulate the economy with rapid-fire interest rate cuts, experts said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Upgrading the interchange, MAG said, would allow the plant to operate at full capacity while easing and improving traffic flow.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of easing
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Thesaurus Entries Near sedating

sedates

sedating

sedative

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