noun
a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
• Syn: ↑sedative, ↑depressant, ↑downer
• Derivationally related forms: ↑down (for: ↑downer), ↑depressant (for: ↑depressant), ↑depress (for: ↑depressant), ↑sedative (for: ↑sedative)
• Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug, ↑drug of abuse, ↑street drug
• Hyponyms: ↑chloral hydrate, ↑glutethimide, ↑Doriden, ↑sedative-hypnotic, ↑sedative-hypnotic drug
Useful english dictionary. 2012.