downer
NounUS[dou-ner]/ˈdaʊnɚ/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)downers
- a drug that reduces excitability and calms a personSynonyms: sedativesedative drugdepressantType of medicine, drug of abuseKinds glutethimide, sedative-hypnotic, chloral hydrate
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
downer noun
a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person. colloquial Syn. — sedative, depressant.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5