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:
- unsmiling
- po-faced
- grave
- severe
- professional
- distinguished
- sober
- no-nonsense
- humorless
- uncomic
- weighty
- harsh
- strict
- earnest
- staid
Antonyms:
- laughable
- silly
- mad
- frivolous
- goofy
- unwise
- flighty
- unwise
- goofy
- harebrained
- risible
- foolish
- farcical
- antic
- scatterbrained
- zany
- flighty
- insane
- hilarious
- hilarious
- insane
- mad
- foolish
- jesting
- puerile
- laughable
- risible
- absurd
- screaming
- puerile
- harebrained
- screaming
- jesting
- zany
- antic
- farcical
- ludicrous
- uproarious
- lighthearted
- ludicrous
- lighthearted
- scatterbrained
- silly
- uproarious
- frivolous
- absurd
- hysteric
- hysteric
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Antonyms:
- dotty
- screwball
- daft
- kooky
- daffy
- sappy
- light-headed
- brainless
- senseless
- senseless
- loony
- balmy
- weak-minded
- crazy
- light-headed
- weak-minded
- dotty
- nutty
- sappy
- cockeyed
- cuckoo
- sidesplitting
- cuckoo
- nonsensical
- wacky
- preposterous
- looney
- featherbrained
- whacky
- witless
- jerky
- daft
- loony
- witless
- featherbrained
- half-witted
- fatuous
- asinine
- balmy
- daffy
- nonsensical
- lunatic
- preposterous
- wacky
- whacky
- lunatic
- half-witted
- jerky
- sidesplitting
- nutty
- fatuous
- screwball
- asinine
- cockeyed
- crazy
- kooky
- looney
- brainless
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
solemn, stern, serious, unsmiling, po-faced, grave, severe, professional, distinguished, sober
kittenish, light, facetious, light, ludic, comic, hysterical, funny, facetious, humorous
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.
