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