Synonyms for narcotic
nɑrˈkɒt ɪknar·cot·ic

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1. narcoticadjective

   a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction

   Antonyms:
   stimulative, interesting

2. narcoticadjective

   of or relating to or designating narcotics

   "narcotic addicts"; "narcotic stupor"

   Synonyms:
   soporific, narcotising, narcotizing, soporiferous

   Antonyms:
   stimulative, interesting

3. narcotic, narcotizing, narcotisingadjective

   inducing stupor or narcosis

   "narcotic drugs"

   Synonyms:
   soporific, narcotising, narcotizing, soporiferous

   Antonyms:
   stimulative, interesting

4. narcotic, soporiferous, soporificadjective

   inducing mental lethargy

   "a narcotic speech"

   Synonyms:
   narcotizing, narcotising, hypnagogic, somnific, somniferous, hypnogogic, soporific, soporiferous

   Antonyms:
   stimulative, interesting

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1. nepenthe

   a drug that causes insensibility or stupor. a narcotic induces narcosis, from the greek "narke" for "numbness or torpor"

   then to restore a more cheerful atmosphere, helen casts nepenthe into the wine, thanks to which beneficent drug all soon forget their woes. "the book of the epic"

   Submitted by rinat on November 22, 2015  

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1. narcoticadjective

   Synonyms:
   stupefying, stupefactive

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1. narcoticnoun

   Synonyms:
   stupefacient, sedative, anæsthetic, opiate, anodyne

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1. List of paraphrases for "narcotic":

   narcotics, drug, drugs, anaesthetic

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1. Margaret Mims:

   Weve got a lot of things to do, including taking guns away from gang members, stopping narcotic trafficking, and saving children from internet predators.

2. William Jacobson:

   Marijuana is so widely used – it’s considered, in effect, decriminalized in most places – that it’s a totally different situation talking about heroin, it’s a major narcotic.

3. William Jacobson:

   The city would have to be sure it’s dotted all the legal i’s and crossed all the legal t’s before it gets into assisting the use of a narcotic.

4. Carl Gustav Jung:

   Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.

5. Stuart Stevens:

   Pride is a powerful narcotic, but it doesn't do much for the auto-immune system.