What is another word for sedated?

Pronunciation: [sɪdˈe͡ɪtɪd] (IPA)

Sedated is an adjective used to describe a person or animal who is under the influence of a sedative drug, or who has been subdued or calmed in some way. There are a multitude of synonyms for the word sedated, including tranquilized, drugged, doped, anesthetized, numbed, stupefied, and knocked out. Each of these words describes a state of physical or mental calm or numbness, but they all carry slightly different connotations. For instance, tranquilized or calmed may suggest a more natural state of relaxation, while drugged or doped may carry negative associations of being forcibly subdued or incapacitated.

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What are the opposite words for sedated?

Sedated means to be calmed down or put to sleep using medication. The antonyms for sedated would be words that describe being alert, stimulated, excited, or agitated. Some of the antonyms for sedated include words like lively, energetic, hyperactive, awake, animated, thrilled, exhilarated, active, restless, and roused. These antonyms are used to describe people or things that are full of life, energy, and vigor. They are not calm, but instead full of excitement and activity. For example, instead of sedated, you could use the word "energetic" to describe a person who is full of life and vitality, and not sleepy or unresponsive.

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Usage examples for Sedated

I was supposed to be sedated.
"Syndrome"
Thomas Hoover
While he'd been sedated overnight, had they started experiments on him?
"Syndrome"
Thomas Hoover
He'd been keeping you sedated but he discontinued that medication this afternoon.
"Syndrome"
Thomas Hoover

Famous quotes with Sedated

  • Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated.
    G. B. Trudeau
  • Tiger Woods is kidnapped by rival golfers, sedated, handcuffed, placed in a straitjacket, wrapped in chains, and locked inside a trunk, which is then weighted with concrete blocks and dropped into the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean. He easily wins the PGA Championship.
    Dave Barry
  • I believe natural instincts “go awry”; what was I really seeking when scoring and using heroin? Heroin is an opiate; opiates are painkillers. I was in spiritual pain. I have come to believe that the reason I was using drugs was to treat a spiritual malady. A flailing, disconnected tendril searching for connection and, failing to find it, I had to be sedated. When I began my life in abstinence-based recovery, living one day at a time without the use of drugs and alcohol, the impulse that drove me to seek out oblivion remained. I believe it is the impulse for union that is denied by our atomized and secular culture.
    Russell Brand

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