tranquilizing
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a calming or soothing effect; causing tranquility or sedation. This describes something, typically a substance, action, or influence, that reduces nervousness, agitation, or excitement and induces a state of peace, calm, or sleepiness.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The veterinarian administered a tranquilizing drug to the anxious animal before the procedure.
- She found the sound of the rain to have a deeply tranquilizing effect on her mind.
- The medication is known for its potent tranquilizing properties.
Advanced Usage
- "tranquilizing influence": A person or thing that consistently brings calm to a situation.
- His steady voice was a tranquilizing influence during the crisis.
- Used to describe non-physical agents that have a calming effect.
- The tranquilizing routine of gardening helped him manage his stress.
Variants and Related Words
- Tranquilize (verb, chiefly US) / Tranquillise (verb, chiefly UK): To make a person or animal calm or sleepy, especially by administering a drug.
- The zookeepers had to tranquilize the escaped tiger.
- Tranquilizer (noun, chiefly US) / Tranquilliser (noun, chiefly UK): A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension; a sedative.
- The doctor prescribed a mild tranquilizer for her anxiety.
- Tranquility (noun): The quality or state of being tranquil; calmness.
- She sought tranquility in the quiet countryside.
Synonyms
- Calming: Making someone or something less agitated.
- Sedative: Tending to calm or induce sleep.
- Soporific: Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.
- Soothing: Having a gently calming effect.
Antonyms
- Agitating: Causing someone to feel troubled or nervous.
- Stimulating: Raising levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body.
- Exciting: Causing great enthusiasm and eagerness.
Adjective
- tending to soothe or tranquilize
- valium has a tranquilizing effect
- took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed