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Synonyms for narcotic
nɑrˈkɒt ɪknar·cot·ic

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. narcoticadjective

    a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction

    Antonyms:
    stimulative, interesting

  2. narcoticadjective

    of or relating to or designating narcotics

    "narcotic addicts"; "narcotic stupor"

    Synonyms:
    soporific, narcotising, narcotizing, soporiferous

    Antonyms:
    stimulative, interesting

  3. narcotic, narcotizing, narcotisingadjective

    inducing stupor or narcosis

    "narcotic drugs"

    Synonyms:
    soporific, narcotising, narcotizing, soporiferous

    Antonyms:
    stimulative, interesting

  4. narcotic, soporiferous, soporificadjective

    inducing mental lethargy

    "a narcotic speech"

    Synonyms:
    narcotizing, narcotising, hypnagogic, somnific, somniferous, hypnogogic, soporific, soporiferous

    Antonyms:
    stimulative, interesting

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. nepenthe

    a drug that causes insensibility or stupor. a narcotic induces narcosis, from the greek "narke" for "numbness or torpor"

    then to restore a more cheerful atmosphere, helen casts nepenthe into the wine, thanks to which beneficent drug all soon forget their woes. "the book of the epic"

    Submitted by rinat on November 22, 2015  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. narcoticadjective

    Synonyms:
    stupefying, stupefactive

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. narcoticnoun

    Synonyms:
    stupefacient, sedative, anæsthetic, opiate, anodyne

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "narcotic":

    narcotics, drug, drugs, anaesthetic

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How to use narcotic in a sentence?

  1. William Jacobson:

    Marijuana is so widely used – it’s considered, in effect, decriminalized in most places – that it’s a totally different situation talking about heroin, it’s a major narcotic.

  2. The Russian Federal Customs Service:

    ' The customs inspection of the hand luggage being carried by the US citizen confirmed the presence of vapes with specifically smelling liquid, and an expert determined that the liquid was cannabis oil( hash oil), which is a narcotic substance,'.

  3. Margaret Mims:

    Weve got a lot of things to do, including taking guns away from gang members, stopping narcotic trafficking, and saving children from internet predators.

  4. The Russian Federal Customs Service:

    ' The customs inspection of the hand luggage being carried by the United States citizen confirmed the presence of vapes with specifically smelling liquid, and an expert determined that the liquid was cannabis oil( hash oil), which is a narcotic substance,'.

  5. Aaron White:

    Mixing alcohol and other sedatives, like sleeping pills, narcotic pain medications or muscle relaxers, can compound these problems and potentially cause injuries and death.


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