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Narcotic

Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic.

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Depressant 84% connected

An agent or remedy which lowers the vital powers.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Depressant 84% connected

An agent or remedy which lowers the vital powers.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 1

Drug 76% connected

To drudge; to toil laboriously.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Narrower term 2

Opiate 76% connected

Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium.

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Opium 76% connected

The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum, or white poppy.

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Narcosis 74% connected

Privation of sense or consciousness, due to a narcotic.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Narcosis 74% connected

Privation of sense or consciousness, due to a narcotic.

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Synonym 3

Narcotizing 92% connected

of Narcotize

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Soporiferous 92% connected

Causing sleep; somniferous; soporific.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Soporific 92% connected

Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep; soporiferous; as, the soporific virtues of opium.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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