tranquilize | Definition of tranquilize

Synonyms and Antonyms of tranquilize

to free from distress or disturbance

at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle

Synonyms of tranquilize

becalm, calm, compose, lull, lullaby, quiet, quieten [chiefly British], salve, settle, soothe, still

Words Related to tranquilize

appease, conciliate, hush, mollify, pacify, placate

allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, lay, mitigate, quell, relax, relieve, solace

narcotize, sedate, stupefy

Near Antonyms of tranquilize

aggravate, heighten, intensify

arouse, excite, foment, incite, rouse, stir (up), work up

Antonyms of tranquilize

agitate, discompose, disquiet, disturb, key (up), perturb, upset, vex