'anesthetic' definitions:
Definition of 'anesthetic'
From: WordNet
adjective
Relating to or producing insensibility [syn: anaesthetic, anesthetic]
adjective
Characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state" [syn: anesthetic(a), anaesthetic(a)]
noun
A drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations [syn: anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent]
Synonyms of 'anesthetic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alleviating,
- alleviative,
- analgesic,
- anodyne,
- assuasive,
- balmy,
- balsamic,
- benumbing,
- cathartic,
- chloroform,
- cleansing,
- cocaine,
- deadening,
- demulcent,
- dope,
- drug,
- dull,
- dulling,
- easing,
- emollient,
- ether,
- ethyl chloride,
- ethylene,
- gas,
- hard,
- hypnotic,
- impassible,
- impenetrable,
- impermeable,
- impervious,
- insensate,
- insensitive,
- knockout drop,
- lenitive,
- lullaby,
- mandrake,
- menthol,
- Mickey Finn,
- mitigating,
- mitigative,
- morphia,
- morphine,
- narcotic,
- nightcap,
- nitrous oxide,
- numbing,
- obtuse,
- opiate,
- opium,
- pain-killer,
- pain-killing,
- palliative,
- Pentothal,
- poppy,
- purgative,
- relieving,
- remedial,
- rocky,
- sedative,
- sleep-bringer,
- sleep-inducer,
- sleep-producer,
- sleeping pill,
- softening,
- somnifacient,
- soothing,
- soporific,
- stunning,
- stupefying,
- subduing,
- tranquilizer