as in hypnotic
tending to cause sleep
this medication is soporific, so do not drive after taking it
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Recent Examples of soporific
Luis A. Nunes Amaral, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
A week ago, Monaco saw the introduction of a mandatory two-stop rule, which was meant to liven up a soporific event but only succeeded in making the race look even more of a procession.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
For the Grand Prix on Sunday, as the cars have become wider, longer and heavier, the racing is soporific, with virtually no overtaking.
—Ian Parkes, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Founded in 1514 by the conquistador Diego Velázquez, Cuba's first governor, the town of Trinidad is a humid tableau of pastel mansions with internal courtyards, rust-red rooftops, grille windows, and sloped, cobbled, and soporific streets.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Pritzker’s fighting words contrast with the soporific public statements coming from our universities.
—Luis A. Nunes Amaral, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
A week ago, Monaco saw the introduction of a mandatory two-stop rule, which was meant to liven up a soporific event but only succeeded in making the race look even more of a procession.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
For the Grand Prix on Sunday, as the cars have become wider, longer and heavier, the racing is soporific, with virtually no overtaking.
—Ian Parkes, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Founded in 1514 by the conquistador Diego Velázquez, Cuba's first governor, the town of Trinidad is a humid tableau of pastel mansions with internal courtyards, rust-red rooftops, grille windows, and sloped, cobbled, and soporific streets.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soporific
Adjective
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The prose is hypnotic, all the more so for its many digressions and parentheses, unveiling tiny set pieces like so many Fabergé eggs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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The race there begins somberly in the museum before runners bound up one flight of stairs into a hallway that leads into the main stairwell; from there, the steps settle into continuous, shallow right turns providing a repetitive, hypnotic cadence.—
Michelle Sinclair Colman,
Curbed,
7 May 2026
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Melatonin is a timing tool, not a sedative, and won’t overcome a bright room or a noisy house on its own.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Chloral hydrate, a sedative, is used in the short-term treatment of insomnia and to relieve anxiety and induce sleep before surgery.—
Liz McNeil,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Naloxone, the ingredient in Narcan, is an antidote for opioid overdoses, but because xylazine is not an opioid, the emergency medicine only stops the effects of fentanyl, not the tranquilizer, making those who overdose more likely to have lethal repercussions.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
17 May 2026
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As the tranquilizer kicked in, the bear climbed higher into the tree before stumbling down a branch, eventually losing its grip completely and falling into the net.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Soporific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soporific. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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