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adjective

variants also tranquillized
Definition of tranquilizednext
as in relieved

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tranquilized

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verb

variants also tranquillized
past tense of tranquilize
as in calmed
to free from distress or disturbance at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tranquilized
  1. relieved
  2. calmed
  3. relaxed
  4. bovine
  5. phlegmatic
  6. impassive
  7. aloof
  8. dispassionate
Adjective
  • While some of your colleagues may feel relieved or happy about the results, others might be feeling angry or anxious.
    Rebecca Knight, Harvard Business Review, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Wall Street was so relieved at the news that shares of the coffee company shot up 24% the day his new role was announced.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of relieved
Verb
  • But once the fight ended, Talley said things calmed down and after some time even more people congregated in the parking lot.
    Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Crews were able to respond this morning after winds from Milton had calmed.
    NBC News, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of calmed
Adjective
  • Sky noted that the prince seemed more relaxed than usual at his Earthshot Prize.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Many platforms have implemented more relaxed content moderation rules or made cuts to their safety units.
    Sam Sabin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of relaxed
Adjective
  • Take note, these softgels are not vegetarian or vegan, since they’re made from bovine gelatin.
    Allison Knott, MS, RDN, CSSD, Health, 26 Sep. 2024
  • What are the ethical questions surrounding bovine colostrum powder? Is taking bovine colostrum powder safe?
    Victoria Moorhouse, Allure, 23 Sep. 2024
Definition of bovine
Adjective
  • The idea of a chic, dynamic pop culture was twinned with the self-image of phlegmatic Brits.
    Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Capper struck me as phlegmatic about the power of the supermarkets.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
Definition of phlegmatic
Adjective
  • Our first Killarney run combined the fervent greenness of the previous day with the impassive steepness of our earlier outings.
    Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The first 18-plus of its 22 seasons were led by Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, the impassive Special Agent in Charge and boss extraordinaire who liked to build boats in his basement in his spare time.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of impassive
Adjective
  • In his 1986 work Talent, David Robbins depicted the ’80s artist as a less aloof and rarefied figure than his bohemian predecessors, with a career rather than a calling.
    Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Her compatriots found her aloof, and some wanted to hurt her.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of aloof
Adjective
  • David Hume chimed in, two centuries later, to argue that judgments of right and wrong emanate from emotion and social conditioning, not the dispassionate application of reason.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Her protagonist, Sadie Smith, is another dispassionate observer, but one who appears to have far more independence and agency than her predecessors.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of dispassionate
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