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

1 sense of sedative-hypnotic

Sense 1
sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug -- (a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep)
       => sedative, sedative drug, depressant, downer -- (a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person)