SEDATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SEDATE?

Need another word that means the same as “sedate”? Find 35 synonyms and 30 related words for “sedate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Sedate” are: grave, sober, solemn, staid, calm, tranquil, placid, composed, serene, steady, unruffled, imperturbable, unflappable, slow, unhurried, relaxed, leisurely, unrushed, slow-moving, slow and steady, easy, gentle, comfortable, restful, undemanding, lazy, languid, languorous, plodding, leisured, measured, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize

Sedate as a Verb

Definitions of "Sedate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sedate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to.

Synonyms of "Sedate" as a verb (4 Words)

calm	Become quiet or calm especially after a state of agitation. Gradually I calmed down and lost my anxiety.
tranquilize	Make calm or still.
tranquillise	Make calm or still.
tranquillize	Administer a tranquillizer to a person or animal. The dogs had to be tranquillized before their owner s body could be brought out.

Usage Examples of "Sedate" as a verb

• The patient must be sedated before the operation.

Sedate as an Adjective

Definitions of "Sedate" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sedate” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Calm, dignified, and unhurried.
• Quiet and rather dull.
• Characterized by dignity and propriety.
• Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises.

Synonyms of "Sedate" as an adjective (31 Words)

calm	Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions. Calm seas.
comfortable	Free from financial worry; having an adequate standard of living. Few of us are comfortable with confrontations.
composed	Having one’s feelings and expression under control; calm. I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time.
easy	Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior. An easy pat on the shoulder.
gentle	Having little impact. A gentle sensitive man.
grave	Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought. A grave situation.
imperturbable	Not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure. An imperturbable self possession.
languid	Lacking spirit or liveliness. A languid wave of the hand.
languorous	Characterized by tiredness or inactivity, especially of a pleasurable kind. A hot languorous afternoon.
lazy	(of a river) slow-moving. He was too lazy to cook.
leisured	Leisurely. The leisured life of his college.
leisurely	Not hurried or forced. A leisurely breakfast at our hotel.
measured	The rhythmic arrangement of syllables. Walking at the same measured pace.
placid	Not easily upset or excited. Remained placid despite the repeated delays.
plodding	Slow and laborious. Plodding methodical Ralph Bellamy.
relaxed	Free from tension and anxiety. The relaxed atmosphere of the hotel.
restful	Affording physical or mental rest. The rooms were cool and restful.
serene	Completely clear and fine. Serene certainty.
slow	Slow to learn or understand lacking intellectual acuity. A slow and mostly aimless narrative.
slow and steady	Indicating a time earlier than the correct time.
slow-moving	Moving slowly.
sober	Not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol. His expression became sober.
solemn	Not cheerful or smiling; serious. He swore a solemn oath to keep faith.
staid	Sedate, respectable, and unadventurous. Staid law firms.
steady	Relating to a person who does something regularly. A steady job.
tranquil	Free from disturbance by heavy waves. A lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky.
undemanding	Requiring little if any patience or effort or skill. Simple undemanding affection.
unflappable	Having or showing calmness in a crisis. Unflappable in a crisis.
unhurried	Relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste. People strolling about in an unhurried way.
unruffled	Free from emotional agitation or nervous tension- Anthony Trollope. The unruffled waters of the lake.
unrushed	Characterized by an absence of haste; unhurried. The service is unrushed encouraging you to linger.

Usage Examples of "Sedate" as an adjective

• In the old days, business was carried on at a rather more sedate pace.
• Sedate suburban domesticity.
• A quiet sedate nature.

Associations of "Sedate" (30 Words)

calm	Make calm or still. She had to keep calm at all costs.
collected	(of a person) calm and self-controlled. The collected works of Milton.
composed	Having one’s feelings and expression under control; calm. I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time.
composure	The state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself. He accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity.
coolheaded	Marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional. Stayed coolheaded in the crisis.
decorous	According with custom or propriety. The tete a tete was decorous in the extreme.
equanimity	Calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation. He accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity.
icily	In a cold and icy manner.
lull	Make calm or still. There was a lull in the storm.
noiseless	Silent or very quiet. The 4000 1 and 4000 2 use an adaptive noiseless data algorithm to compress data in real time.
nonviolence	Peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate.
pacific	The largest ocean in the world. A pacific gesture.
placid	(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves. A ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay.
poise	A cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second. The world was poised between peace and war.
quiet	Become quiet or quieter. Molly spoke with quiet confidence.
quietude	A state of peace and quiet. It highlights her quietude and wise passivity.
restful	Affording physical or mental rest. She spent a restful night at home.
sedation	A state of calm or sleep produced by a sedative drug. He was distraught with grief and under sedation.
seemly	According with custom or propriety. I felt it was not seemly to observe too closely.
serene	An expanse of clear sky or calm sea. He remained serene in the midst of turbulence.
solemn	Formal and dignified. The judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence.
staid	Characterized by dignity and propriety. Staid law firms.
still	Make or become still quieten. We could still win.
tranquil	Free from disturbance; calm. A lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky.
tranquility	A disposition free from stress or emotion.
tranquilize	Make calm or still.
tranquilizer	A drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity.
tranquillity	The quality or state of being tranquil; calm. Passing cars are the only noise that disturbs the tranquillity of rural life.
undaunted	Not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment. They were undaunted by the huge amount of work needed.
unflappable	Having or showing calmness in a crisis. Unflappable in a crisis.