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

2 senses of stimulant

Sense 1
stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input -- (any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action)
       => information -- (knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction)

Sense 2
stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant -- (a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process)
       => drug -- (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

Antonyms of adj stimulant

1 sense of stimulant

Sense 1
stimulant, stimulating -- (that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena")

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

Similarity of adj stimulant

1 sense of stimulant

Sense 1
stimulant, stimulating -- (that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena")
       => stimulative (vs. depressant) -- (capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent)