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

1 sense of narcotic

Sense 1
narcotic -- (a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction)
       => drug -- (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

Antonyms of adj narcotic

2 of 3 senses of narcotic

Sense 2
narcotic, narcotizing, narcotising -- (inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs")

INDIRECT (VIA depressant) -> stimulative -- (capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent)

Sense 3
narcotic, soporiferous, soporific -- (inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech")

INDIRECT (VIA uninteresting) -> interesting -- (arousing or holding the attention)

Similarity of adj narcotic

3 senses of narcotic

Sense 1
narcotic -- (of or relating to or designating narcotics; "narcotic addicts"; "narcotic stupor")

Sense 2
narcotic, narcotizing, narcotising -- (inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs")
       => depressant (vs. stimulative) -- (capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent)

Sense 3
narcotic, soporiferous, soporific -- (inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech")
       => uninteresting (vs. interesting) -- (arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip")