tranquilized

Put under medically

Tranquilized means sedated with a drug that calms or induces sleep.

The word applies to animals darted for research or relocation The veterinarians tranquilized the bear before fitting it with a tracking collar and to people given sedatives She was so tranquilized she could barely speak.

Figuratively, it suggests a dulled or artificially calmed state: a tranquilized suburban existence.

sedated

anesthetized

Made numb for surgery

doped · unconscious · numbed · stupefied · immobilized · knocked out · put under · darted · incapacitated · subdued

calmed

soothed

Calmed or comforted

placated · appeased · stilled · gentled · settled · relaxed · eased · mollified · composed · allayed

medical

sedative

Drug promoting calm

diazepam · propofol · ketamine · lorazepam · haloperidol · thiopental · chlorpromazine · antipsychotic · dart gun · injection

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Opposites
state of consciousness/alertness

tranquilizedalert

Warning or watchfulness

awake · conscious · wide-awake · vigilant · aware

state of arousal/agitation

tranquilizedagitated

Emotionally disturbed, restless

excited · stimulated · hyperactive · frenzied · manic

chemical intervention

tranquilizedstimulated

Prompted into action

caffeinated · amped up · hopped up · speed

Phrases
Family

tranquilizer, tranquilize, tranquilizing, tranquilizes

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