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soporific::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | narcotic, soporiferous |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hypnotic |
| Type of | hypnagogue, drug |
| Has types | sleeping capsule, sleeping pill, sleeping tablet, sleeping draught, narcoleptic |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hypnagogic, hypnogogic, somniferous, somnific, soporiferous |
Examples of soporific
soporific
It also has a slight soporific effect and was used by the Aztecs as a sleep aid.
From the latimes.com
Neither does a soporific musical score that imitates John Williams at his laziest.
From the washingtonpost.com
The issues of this campaign are all terribly worthy, and important, but soporific.
From the time.com
Lettuce close to flowering is a mighty soporific, as the Flopsy Bunnies discovered.
From the guardian.co.uk
On an overlooking embankment, a discreet bar purveys cold beer and soporific tunes.
From the washingtonpost.com
Mr Obama, in stark contrast, came off listless, soporific and completely outgunned.
From the economist.com
After Tuesday's soporific singoff, only Candice Glover and Kree Harrison stood out.
From the ocregister.com
Whereas Mrs Clinton's is soporific, Mr Giuliani's makes the reader sit up and gasp.
From the economist.com
Some airline sets also include sleep masks and other soporific accoutrements.
From the usatoday.com
- A drug that induces sleep
- Sleep inducing
- Narcotic: inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech"
- Hypnotic (also called soporific) drugs are a class of psychoactives whose primary function is to induce sleep and to be used in the treatment of insomnia and in surgical anesthesia. ...
- (soporifically) In a soporific manner
- Herbs that help to produce sleep.
- (action) promotes sleep (as per hypnotic).
- (adj) causing sleepiness; sleepy or drowsy
- Causing or tending to cause sleep.
