Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sedative-hypnotic_drug
1 sense of sedative-hypnotic drug
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)