sedated

past tense of sedate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sedated
Verb
  • Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone‘s doom-laden black comedy-thriller Bugonia stupefied and delighted the Venice Film Festival on Thursday night, drawing a rousing six-minute standing ovation after its world premiere inside the Italian water city’s Sala Grande cinema.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Even Adorno might have been stupefied.
    Jon Raymond August 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Ododos Soft Wide-leg Pants The legs are loose and relaxed with pleats, which give the pants a chic look.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The best time is when you’re relaxed.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Though relieved to see the show continue on, Mowry-Housley said she and twin sister Tia were baffled by the change.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
  • After my long flight home, I was relieved that the late-night visitor turned out to be nothing more than city workers on the job (and their job in this case, while surprising, didn't turn out to be too destructive).
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Sedated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sedated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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