sedate (Meaning)
sedate (v)
cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
sedate (s)
characterized by dignity and propriety
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
sedate (a.)
Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper.
Synonyms & Antonyms of sedate
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- uncomic
- sober
- severe
- staid
- po-faced
- earnest
- harsh
- distinguished
- strict
- professional
- weighty
- unsmiling
- grave
- no-nonsense
- humorless
Antonyms:
- laughable
- jesting
- harebrained
- ludicrous
- screaming
- goofy
- foolish
- unwise
- unwise
- screaming
- scatterbrained
- flighty
- farcical
- risible
- hilarious
- frivolous
- hysteric
- ludicrous
- silly
- insane
- farcical
- antic
- flighty
- silly
- hilarious
- goofy
- zany
- insane
- lighthearted
- uproarious
- laughable
- jesting
- absurd
- harebrained
- uproarious
- foolish
- frivolous
- scatterbrained
- lighthearted
- mad
- zany
- puerile
- mad
- antic
- puerile
- hysteric
- risible
- absurd
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Antonyms:
- wacky
- whacky
- cockeyed
- daffy
- preposterous
- featherbrained
- crazy
- witless
- lunatic
- cuckoo
- senseless
- nutty
- weak-minded
- crazy
- looney
- witless
- cockeyed
- half-witted
- jerky
- kooky
- weak-minded
- looney
- sappy
- screwball
- daffy
- senseless
- balmy
- daft
- balmy
- light-headed
- dotty
- light-headed
- preposterous
- wacky
- fatuous
- nonsensical
- asinine
- featherbrained
- whacky
- sappy
- lunatic
- sidesplitting
- half-witted
- loony
- screwball
- sidesplitting
- jerky
- nonsensical
- brainless
- daft
- asinine
- brainless
- dotty
- cuckoo
- loony
- kooky
- nutty
- fatuous
sedate Sentence Examples
- The veterinarian administered a sedative to calm the anxious cat before the procedure.
- The doctor prescribed a sedating medication for the patient to induce tranquility.
- The elderly woman was given a sedative to help her sleep soundly throughout the night.
- The sedative injections eased the pain and discomfort during the surgery.
- The sedating properties of lavender essential oil can promote relaxation and reduce anxiety.
- The patient's aggressive behavior necessitated the use of a sedative to control outbursts.
- Alcohol can have sedating effects, causing drowsiness and impaired judgment.
- Certain antihistamines have sedative side effects that can make you feel tired.
- The sedate atmosphere of the study hall allowed students to concentrate on their studies.
- The sedative drugs helped the restless child fall asleep and get a good night's rest.
FAQs About the word sedate
cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to, characterized by dignity and propriety, dignified and somber in manner or character and committed t
stern,solemn, serious, uncomic, sober, severe,staid, po-faced, earnest, harsh
comic, comical, jocular, kittenish, facetious, flippant, hysterical, playful, kittenish, light
The veterinarian administered a sedative to calm the anxious cat before the procedure.
The doctor prescribed a sedating medication for the patient to induce tranquility.
The elderly woman was given a sedative to help her sleep soundly throughout the night.
The sedative injections eased the pain and discomfort during the surgery.
