tranquilizing
Making someone drowsy
Tranquilizing means calming or sedating, typically through medication.
A tranquilizing drug reduces anxiety or induces sleep.
Veterinarians use tranquilizing darts to sedate wild animals for relocation.
The word extends to anything with a soothing effect: the tranquilizing sound of rain on the roof.
Also spelled tranquillizing.
Drug promoting calm
- sedatingCalming with medication
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
- somnolentInclined toward sleep
- soporificInducing drowsiness
hypnotic · stupefying · numbing · benumbing · dulling · lethargic · torpid · languid
Reducing distress or discomfort
- pacifyingCalming someone agitated
- quietingMaking something still
- lullingCalming into tranquility
- relaxingBecoming less tense
mellowing · calming · settling · gentling · easing · comforting · stilling · hushing
Handheld pointed projectile
- blowgunBreath-propelled dart tube
- captureTake into custody
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- immobilizationPreventing movement entirely
collar · tagging · relocation · safari · animal control · sedation · dosing · restraint
Sedative drug class
- diazepamAnti-anxiety benzodiazepine
- lorazepamAnti-anxiety sedative medication
- alprazolamBenzodiazepine for anxiety disorders
- clonazepamAnti-seizure benzodiazepine drug
antipsychotic · haloperidol · chlorpromazine · anxiolytic · barbiturate · ketamine · propofol · phenobarbital
sedative
Drug promoting calm
soporific · hypnotic · stupefying · numbing · benumbing · dulling · lethargic · torpid · languid · slumberous
soothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
relaxing · mellowing · calming · settling · gentling · easing · comforting · stilling · hushing · placating
dart
Handheld pointed projectile
immobilization · collar · tagging · relocation · safari · animal control · sedation · dosing · restraint · zoo
benzodiazepine
Sedative drug class
- diazepamAnti-anxiety benzodiazepine
- lorazepamAnti-anxiety sedative medication
- alprazolamBenzodiazepine for anxiety disorders
clonazepam · antipsychotic · haloperidol · chlorpromazine · anxiolytic · barbiturate · ketamine · propofol · phenobarbital · ativan
- zookeepingzookeeper, zookeepers, keepers, zoo management, feeding
- wildlife researchfield research, animal tracking, wildlife tracking, tagging, migration patterns
- sedative effectssedation, drowsiness, sleepiness, somnolence, relaxation
- trapstrap, bear trap, mousetrap, rat trap, ant trap
- reliefrelief, phew, whew, ease, easing
tranquilizingstimulating
Arousing interest or energy
stimulative · energizing · activating · arousing · invigorating
tranquilizingagitating
Disturbing or stirring up
disturbing · disquieting · unsettling · stressful · nerve-wracking
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