Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hypnotic

1 sense of hypnotic

Sense 1
soporific, hypnotic -- (a drug that induces sleep)
       => drug -- (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)
       => hypnagogue -- (an agent that induces drowsiness or sleep)

Antonyms of adj hypnotic

1 of 2 senses of hypnotic

Sense 2
hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding -- (attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome")

INDIRECT (VIA attractive) -> unattractive -- (lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions")

Similarity of adj hypnotic

2 senses of hypnotic

Sense 1
hypnotic -- (of or relating to hypnosis)

Sense 2
hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding -- (attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome")
       => attractive (vs. unattractive) -- (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations")

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