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