sedate
Quiet and composed
Sedate describes a calm, unhurried manner—quiet and composed rather than excitable or agitated.
A sedate pace is slow and measured.
A sedate neighborhood is peaceful and uneventful.
The word often carries a hint of dullness or excessive propriety.
As a verb, sedate means to administer a sedative drug: The doctor sedated the patient before the procedure.
Calm and untroubled
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- placidCalm, undisturbed
- unruffledEmotionally undisturbed, placid
quiet · still · restful · gentle · composed · collected · poised · even-tempered
Induce calm chemically
- anesthetizeRender insensible to pain
- calmFree from agitation
- drugActive chemical compound
- administerManage or dispense
inject · dose · benzodiazepine · barbiturate · diazepam · lorazepam · propofol · anxiolytic
Grand and imposing
- solemnSerious and dignified
- formalFollowing strict protocol
- decorousSocially appropriate, dignified
- reservedRestrained in manner
proper · serious · sober · grave · ceremonious · restrained · austere · staid
Inducing a settled state
- relaxingBecoming less tense
- comfortingGiving emotional ease
- quietingMaking something still
- lullingCalming into tranquility
pacifying · mollifying · gentling · easing · palliative · balmy · soft · tender
tranquil
Calm and untroubled
unruffled · quiet · still · restful · gentle · composed · collected · poised · even-tempered · level-headed
tranquilize
Induce calm chemically
- anesthetizeRender insensible to pain
- calmFree from agitation
- drugActive chemical compound
administer · inject · dose · benzodiazepine · barbiturate · diazepam · lorazepam · propofol · anxiolytic · hypnotic
stately
Grand and imposing
reserved · proper · serious · sober · grave · ceremonious · restrained · austere · staid · demure
calming
Inducing a settled state
- relaxingBecoming less tense
- comfortingGiving emotional ease
- quietingMaking something still
lulling · pacifying · mollifying · gentling · easing · palliative · balmy · soft · tender · mild
- calmingcalm, calm down, soothe, relax, pacify
- seriousness descriptorsserious, grave, solemn, somber, stern
- Hospital Slangstat, code blue, frequent flyer, circling the drain, turf
- medical verbsdiagnose, treat, prescribe, cure, heal
- slownessslow, sluggish, leisurely, unhurried, crawl
- restrainedrestrained, reserved, subdued, controlled, muted
- luxury sedanExpensive, comfortable full-size automobile
- conscious sedationMedically induced drowsy state
- sport sedanAthletic four-door car
- midsize sedanMedium-sized four-door automobile
- sedan chairEnclosed carriage carried by people
- full-size sedanLarge four-door passenger vehicle
sedan, sedative, sedately, sedation, sedated, sedating, sedates, sedateness, sedations