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