tranquilizer

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UK/ˈtɹæ̞ŋkwɪläɪ̯zə/US/ˈtɹæ̝ŋkwɪlaɪ̯zɚ/US/ˈtɹeɪ̯ŋkwɪlaɪ̯zɚ/US/ˈtɹɛ̃ŋkwɪlaɪ̯zɚ/

noun

That which tranquillizes or soothes.

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Meanings

nountranquilizer (plural tranquilizers)

plural tranquilizers · alternative UK tranquiliser · alternative UK tranquilliser · alternative US tranquillizer

  1. That which tranquillizes or soothes.
  2. medicineA drug used to reduce anxiety or tension.

    Synonyms: ataractic, tranq, sedative

    1. broadlymedicineA gun that fires sedative darts.

      Synonyms: ataractic, tranq, sedative

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA drug used to reduce anxiety or tension.

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ataractictranqsedative

nounA gun that fires sedative darts.

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ataractictranqsedative
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More synonyms by meaning

nouna drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity

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tranquillizertranquilliserantianxiety agentataractic drugataractic agentataractic
Broader
psychotropic agentsedative-hypnoticsedative-hypnotic drug
Also see
ataracticsedative

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tranquilize + -er.

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Translations

Bulgarian лекарство за успокояване
  • лекарство за успокояване (lekarstvo za uspokojavane)drug used to reduce anxiety or tension
Chinese Mandarin 鎮靜劑 /镇静剂, 鎮靜藥 /镇静药
  • 鎮靜劑 /镇静剂 (zhènjìngjì)drug used to reduce anxiety or tension
  • 鎮靜藥 /镇静药 (zhènjìngyào)drug used to reduce anxiety or tension
Esperanto trankviligilo
  • trankviligilodrug used to reduce anxiety or tension
Finnish rauhoittaja, rauhoittava
  • rauhoittajaanything that tranquillizes or soothes
  • rauhoittavadrug used to reduce anxiety or tension
Greek ηρεμιστικό, καταπραϋντικό
  • ηρεμιστικό (iremistikó)anything that tranquillizes or soothes
  • καταπραϋντικό (katapraÿntikó)anything that tranquillizes or soothes
  • ηρεμιστικό (iremistikó)drug used to reduce anxiety or tension
  • αγχολυτικό (ancholytikó)drug used to reduce anxiety or tension
Hebrew תְּרוּפַת הַרְגָעָה, כָּדוּר הַרְגָעָה
  • תְּרוּפַת הַרְגָעָה (trufàt hargaá)drug used to reduce anxiety or tension
  • כָּדוּר הַרְגָעָה (kadùr hargaá)drug used to reduce anxiety or tension
Hungarian nyugtató, nyugtató
  • nyugtatóanything that tranquillizes or soothes
  • nyugtatódrug used to reduce anxiety or tension
  • nyugtatószerdrug used to reduce anxiety or tension
Italian ansiolitico
  • ansioliticodrug used to reduce anxiety or tension
Japanese 精神安定剤, 鎮静薬
  • 精神安定剤 (seishin anteizai)drug used to reduce anxiety or tension
  • 鎮静薬 (chinseiyaku)drug used to reduce anxiety or tension
Malay penenteram
  • penenteramdrug used to reduce anxiety or tension
Māori rongoā whakamahuru
  • rongoā whakamahurudrug used to reduce anxiety or tension
Persian آرامبخش
  • آرامبخش (ârâm-baxš)drug used to reduce anxiety or tension
Portuguese tranquilizador, tranquilizante
  • tranquilizadoranything that tranquillizes or soothes
  • tranquilizantedrug used to reduce anxiety or tension
Russian успокои́тельное, транквилиза́тор
  • успокои́тельное (uspokoítelʹnoje)anything that tranquillizes or soothes
  • транквилиза́тор (trankvilizátor)anything that tranquillizes or soothes
  • транквилиза́тор (trankvilizátor)drug used to reduce anxiety or tension
  • успокои́тельное (uspokoítelʹnoje)drug used to reduce anxiety or tension
Cite this entry
APA

tranquilizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranquilizer

MLA

“tranquilizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranquilizer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tranquilizer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tranquilizer.

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