opiate

About 1.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Relating to, resembling, or containing opium.
2. adjective Soporific; inducing sleep or sedation.
3. adjective Deadening; causing apathy or dullness.
4. noun A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.
5. noun Something that dulls the senses and induces a false and unrealistic sense of contentment.
6. verb To treat with an opiate drug.

Similar words

opioid opium drug narcotic analgesic painkiller anodyne sedative soporific hypnotic

Often followed by

receptors of receptor addiction addicts withdrawal use antagonist and

Word family

opiates