Antonyms for hypnotic
hɪpˈnɒt ɪkhyp·not·ic

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1. soporific, hypnoticadjective

   a drug that induces sleep

   Antonyms:
   unattractive

   Synonyms:
   soporific

2. hypnoticadjective

   of or relating to hypnosis

   Antonyms:
   unattractive

   Synonyms:
   mesmerizing, mesmeric, spellbinding

3. hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbindingadjective

   attracting and holding interest as if by a spell

   "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome"

   Antonyms:
   unattractive

   Synonyms:
   mesmerizing, mesmeric, spellbinding

How to use hypnotic in a sentence?

1. Vernon Howard:

   We must become acquainted with our emotional household: we must see our feelings as they actually are, not as we assume they are. This breaks their hypnotic and damaging hold on us.

2. Shalini Paruthi:

   No medications are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of pediatric insomnia, it would be great if there was an effective, non-harmful, non-addictive, rigorously tested sleep medication for children, however currently no ideal hypnotic medication exists for children.

3. Thomas Doherty:

   I don't think the Queen's send off will mark the medium's swan song, if something like 9/11 were to happen again we'd all go to our TVs — drawn to the simultaneity and universality of the collective experience and the hypnotic power of the bigger image.

4. Dianne Augelli:

   Estrogen works on several different neurotransmitter pathways that may have an impact on the regulation of sleep, and progesterone can have a hypnotic property, fluctuations in these hormones may have an effect on the circadian rhythm.

5. Robert Wright:

   Think of it: zillions and zillions of organisms running around, each under the hypnotic spell of a single truth, all these truths identical, and all logically incompatible with one another : 'My hereditary material is the most important material on earth; its survival justifies your frustration, pain, even death'. And you are one of those organisms, living your life in the thrall of a logical absurdity.

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