Antonyms for depressant
dɪˈprɛs əntde·pres·sant

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1. sedative, sedative drug, depressant, downeradjective

   a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person

   Antonyms:
   excitatory, irritating, irritative, analeptic, adrenocorticotropic, adrenocorticotrophic, excitative, stimulant, stimulative, excitant, stimulating

   Synonyms:
   downer, sedative, sedative drug

2. depressantadjective

   capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent

   Antonyms:
   analeptic, stimulant, irritative, adrenocorticotropic, excitatory, irritating, stimulative, excitant, stimulating, excitative, adrenocorticotrophic

How to use depressant in a sentence?

1. Danielle DiMartino Booth:

   It's going to be a depressant. It will slow the trajectory of the reopening in the short term, if this persists, it will add a whole new level of uncertainty.

2. Megan Moreno:

   For teens with more serious symptoms, the gold standard treatment is to start both therapy and anti-depressant medication right away, ongoing monitoring of symptoms is critical to determine whether escalation or reduction in treatment is needed.

3. Lawrence Kobilinsky:

   Fentanyl, especially, is a very potent central nervous system depressant.

4. Catherine Carey:

   Dopamine, in and of itself, is our natural anti-depressant, any time we can find a nonmedicinal way to stimulate that reward center ... the better off we're going to be.

5. Sam Stovall:

   It is a real drain on disposable income [ and ] it ends up acting as a depressant on consumer confidence, there is a definite erosion factor.

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