tranquilizer

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: tran=quil=iz=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

tranquilizer, n. 

 One who, or that which, tranquilizes.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

tranquilizer

Amytal, Amytal pill, DET, DMT, Demerol, Dolophine, H, LSD, Librium, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mary Jane, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, STP, Seconal, Seconal pill, Serpasil, THC, Thorazine, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, Valium, acid, alcohol, alleviative, alleviator, amobarbital sodium, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, antidepressant, assuager, ataractic, balm, barb, barbiturate, barbiturate pill, black stuff, blue, blue angel, blue devil, blue heaven, blue velvet, calmative, chloral hydrate, codeine, codeine cough syrup, cushion, depressant, depressor, diethyltryptamine, dimethyltryptamine, dolly, dolorifuge, dope, downer, drug, gage, ganja, goofball, grass, hallucinogen, hard stuff, hash, hashish, hay, hemp, heroin, hop, horse, hypnotic, joint, junk, kava, knockout drop, knockout drops, laudanum, lenitive, liquor, lotus, marijuana, meperidine, mescal, mescal bean, mescal button, mescaline, methadone, mind-altering drug, mind-blowing drug, mind-expanding drug, mitigator, moderator, modulator, mollifier, morning glory seeds, morphia, morphine, narcotic, opiate, opium, pacificator, pacifier, pain killer, pain-killer, palliative, paregoric, peacemaker, pen yan, peyote, phenobarbital, phenobarbital sodium, pot, psilocin, psilocybin, psychedelic, psychic energizer, psychoactive drug, psychochemical, psychotomimetic, purple heart, quietener, rainbow, rauwolfia, red, reefer, reserpine, restraining hand, roach, salve, scag, secobarbital sodium, sedative, shit, shock absorber, sleep-inducer, sleeper, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, smack, sodium thiopental, somnifacient, soother, soothing syrup, soporific, stabilizer, stick, tar, tea, temperer, thalidomide, turps, weed, white stuff, wiser head, yellow, yellow jacket

ROGET THESAURUS

tranquilizer

Inactivity

N inactivity, inaction, inertness, obstinacy, lull, quiescence, rust, rustiness, idleness, remissness, sloth, indolence, indiligence, dawdling, ergophobia, otiosity, dullness, languor, segnity, segnitude, lentor, sluggishness, procrastination, torpor, torpidity, torpescence, stupor, somnolence, drowsiness, nodding, oscitation, oscitancy, pandiculation, hypnotism, lethargy, statuvolence heaviness, heavy eyelids, sleep, slumber, sound sleep, heavy sleep, balmy sleep, Morpheus, Somnus, coma, trance, ecstasis, dream, hibernation, nap, doze, snooze, siesta, wink of sleep, forty winks, snore, hypnology, dull work, pottering, relaxation, Castle of Indolence, lullaby, sedative, tranquilizer, hypnotic, sleeping pill, relaxant, anaesthetic, general anaesthetic, torpedo, idler, drone, droil, dawdle, mopus, do- little faineant, dummy, sleeping partner, afternoon farmer, truant, bummer, loafer, goldbrick, goldbicker, lounger, lazzarone, lubber, lubbard, slow coach (slow, ), opium eater, lotus eater, slug, lag, sluggard, slugabed, slumberer, dormouse, marmot, waiter on Providence, fruges consumere natus, inactive, motionless, unoccupied, unbusied, indolent, lazy, slothful, idle, lusk, remiss, slack, inert, torpid, sluggish, otiose, languid, supine, heavy, dull, leaden, lumpish, exanimate, soulless, listless, drony, dronish, lazy as Ludlam's dog, dilatory, laggard, lagging, slow, rusty, flagging, lackadaisical, maudlin, fiddle-faddle, pottering, shilly-shally, sleeping asleep, fast asleep, dead asleep, sound asleep, in a sound sleep, sound as a top, dormant, comatose, in the arms of Morpheus, in the lap of Morpheus, sleepy, sleepful, dozy, drowsy, somnolent, torpescent, lethargic, lethargical, somnifacient, statuvolent, statuvolic, heavy, heavy with sleep, napping, somnific, somniferous, soporous, soporific, soporiferous, hypnotic, balmy, dreamy, unawakened, unawakened, sedative, inactively, at leisure, the eyes begin to draw straws, bankrupt of life yet prodigal of ease, better 50 years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay, idly busy rolls their world away, the mystery of folded sleep, the timely dew of sleep, thou driftest gently down the tides of sleep, tired Nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep.