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Synonyms: Adjective
drowsy, narcotic, opiate, sleepy, slumberous (or slumbrous), somniferous, somnolent, soporific
Antonyms: Adjective
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The psychologist put her into a hypnotic state. Riding in a car often has a hypnotic effect on babies. the steady, hypnotic rhythm of the train
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Tunde recounts his troubled upbringing with a hypnotic mix of tenderness and analytic detachment. — Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine, "New Books," 22 July 2019 There's something hypnotic about watching Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co. shape its Floating Block Table on a lathe. — Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, "You Need to See How This "Self-Healing" Table Is Made," 8 July 2019 The overall experience is hypnotic, discombobulating, and undeniably fun. — Benjamin Kemper, Cond茅 Nast Traveler, "A Guide to Spanish Wine Country," 7 Mar. 2018 They all-instrumental blend of progressive rock, hip-hop and jazz that should bring a hypnotic and thought-provoking vibe to the inaugural festival. — Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, "What you need to know about this weekend鈥檚 Druid City Music Festival featuring Big Boi, Blackberry Smoke," 22 Aug. 2019 Alverson has always had an unsettling approach to dreamlike visuals, and the early section of The Mountain is full of them, including a particularly hypnotic shot of a group of skaters doing a fan dance around a picture of Frederick. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "The Mountain Is a Strange and Alienating Satire," 28 July 2019 To Ori Lichtik鈥檚 spare but cunningly hypnotic score, the dancers spend long swaths of time in tight clusters, drawing from a movement palette that expands teasingly slowly. — Janine Parker, BostonGlobe.com, "Much to relish from Ballet BC at Jacob鈥檚 Pillow," 21 June 2019 The song鈥檚 funky bassline and catchy mesmerizing hook was hypnotic. — Phillip Morris, cleveland.com, "A motorcycle has now become the sum of our fears: Phillip Morris," 11 Aug. 2019 But Longworth鈥檚 voice is hypnotic and her stories completely submerge the listener in a bygone era, as otherwise distant icons like Marilyn Monroe and monsters like Charles Manson suddenly feel tangible and accessible. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, "The Best History Podcasts to Listen to Right Now," 31 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The festival, which started in 1976, is bringing wacky comedy shows, unique music performances, daring jousts, acrobatics, hypnotics and even big cats to 10 stages around the 30-acre festival grounds, located 30 minutes south of Denver in Larkspur. — Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Know, "Hear ye, hear ye! Make haste to the Colorado Renaissance Festival," 18 June 2019 There was no consensus among professionals in Cleveland over whether the availability of methamphetamine or the drugs known as sedative-hypnotics, such as Xanax, Klonopin or Ativan, has increased. — Laura Hancock, cleveland.com, "Report: Heroin dealers try to sell at methadone clinics, 12-step meetings," 7 July 2017 There are signs warning visitors not to use the spa while under the influence of hypnotics. — Richard Morgan, New York Times, "A Korean Spa Offers Saunas, Bibimbap and a Taste of Home in New Jersey," 2 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hypnotic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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