English > anxiolytic: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability. |
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| Synonyms | minor tranquilizer, minor tranquillizer, minor tranquilliser, antianxiety drug, anxiolytic drug |
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| Narrower | benzodiazepine | Any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants |
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| buspirone, BuSpar | A drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety |
| flurazepam, flurazepam hydrochloride, Dalmane | tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia |
| hydroxyzine hydrochloride, hydroxyzine, Atarax, Vistaril | A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness |
| meprobamate, Miltown, Equanil, Meprin | A sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety |
| oxazepam, Serax | A tranquilizing drug (trade name Serax) used to treat anxiety and insomnia and alcohol withdrawal |
| perphenazine, Triavil | tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults |
| Broader | tranquilizer, tranquillizer, tranquilliser, antianxiety agent, ataractic drug, ataractic agent, ataractic | A drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity |
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| Spanish | ansiolítico |
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| Catalan | ansiolític |
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| Adjectives | anxiolytic | anxiety relieving |
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