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restraining
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Related Words:
inhibiting
collapse
related words >
choking
,
constraining
,
constrictive
,
contrary
,
counterproductive
,
crosswise
,
hindering
,
hindersome
,
in the way
,
inhibitive
,
interrupting
,
interruptive
,
obstructing
,
obstructive
,
obstruent
,
occlusive
,
repressive
,
restraining
,
restrictive
,
stifling
,
strangling
,
stultifying
,
suppressive
,
troublesome
modulator
collapse
related words >
alleviative
,
alleviator
,
anodyne
,
assuager
,
balm
,
calmative
,
cushion
,
dolorifuge
,
lenitive
,
mitigator
,
moderator
,
mollifier
,
pacificator
,
pacifier
,
palliative
,
peacemaker
,
restraining hand
,
salve
,
sedative
,
shock absorber
,
soother
,
soothing syrup
,
stabilizer
,
temperer
,
tranquilizer
,
wiser head
mitigator
collapse
related words >
alleviative
,
alleviator
,
anodyne
,
assuager
,
balm
,
calmative
,
cushion
,
dolorifuge
,
lenitive
,
moderator
,
modulator
,
mollifier
,
pacificator
,
pacifier
,
palliative
,
peacemaker
,
restraining hand
,
salve
,
sedative
,
shock absorber
,
soother
,
soothing syrup
,
stabilizer
,
temperer
,
tranquilizer
,
wiser head
shock absorber
collapse
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"
related words >
alleviative
,
alleviator
,
anodyne
,
assuager
,
balm
,
calmative
,
cushion
,
dolorifuge
,
lenitive
,
mitigator
,
moderator
,
modulator
,
mollifier
,
pacificator
,
pacifier
,
palliative
,
peacemaker
,
restraining hand
,
salve
,
sedative
,
soother
,
soothing syrup
,
stabilizer
,
temperer
,
tranquilizer
,
wiser head
inhibitive
collapse
related words >
choking
,
constraining
,
constrictive
,
contrary
,
counterproductive
,
crosswise
,
exclusive
,
forbidding
,
hindering
,
hindersome
,
in the way
,
inhibiting
,
inhibitory
,
interdictive
,
interdictory
,
interrupting
,
interruptive
,
obstructing
,
obstructive
,
obstruent
,
occlusive
,
preclusive
,
preventive
,
prohibiting
,
prohibitive
,
prohibitory
,
proscriptive
,
repressive
,
restraining
,
restrictive
,
stifling
,
strangling
,
stultifying
,
suppressive
,
troublesome
compulsory
collapse
required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"
related words >
absolute
,
binding
,
choiceless
,
coactive
,
compelling
,
compulsatory
,
compulsive
,
conclusive
,
constraining
,
decisive
,
decretory
,
dictated
,
driving
,
entailed
,
exigent
,
final
,
hard-and-fast
,
imperative
,
imperious
,
importunate
,
imposed
,
inevitable
,
involuntary
,
irresistible
,
irrevocable
,
mandated
,
mandatory
,
must
,
necessary
,
necessitous
,
obligatory
,
peremptory
,
prescript
,
prescriptive
,
pressing
,
required
,
restraining
,
ultimate
,
urgent
,
without appeal
,
without choice
stabilizer
collapse
a device for making something stable
airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft
a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state
related words >
alleviative
,
alleviator
,
anodyne
,
assuager
,
balance
,
balance rudder
,
balance wheel
,
ballast
,
balm
,
calmative
,
counterbalance
,
counterweight
,
cushion
,
dolorifuge
,
fin
,
fixative
,
flywheel
,
governor
,
gyroscope
,
hairspring
,
keel
,
lenitive
,
mitigator
,
moderator
,
modulator
,
mollifier
,
mordant
,
pacificator
,
pacifier
,
palliative
,
peacemaker
,
pendulum
,
restraining hand
,
salve
,
sedative
,
shock absorber
,
soother
,
soothing syrup
,
springs
,
stabilizator
,
stiffening
,
tail plane
,
temperer
,
tranquilizer
,
wiser head
compelling
collapse
tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument; "new and compelling evidence"
driving or forcing; "compelling ambition"
related words >
actuating
,
acute
,
animating
,
causal
,
causative
,
clamorous
,
coactive
,
compulsive
,
compulsory
,
constraining
,
critical
,
crucial
,
crying
,
decretal
,
decretive
,
decretory
,
dictating
,
directive
,
driving
,
exigent
,
gripping
,
high-pressure
,
high-priority
,
holding
,
impelling
,
imperative
,
imperious
,
impulsive
,
inducive
,
insistent
,
instant
,
instructive
,
irresistible
,
jussive
,
mandating
,
motivating
,
motivational
,
motive
,
moving
,
obligating
,
obsessing
,
obsessional
,
obsessive
,
peremptory
,
pivotal
,
possessing
,
preceptive
,
preoccupying
,
prescriptive
,
pressing
,
restraining
,
urgent
alleviative
collapse
moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
related words >
alleviating
,
alleviator
,
analgesic
,
anesthetic
,
anodyne
,
assuager
,
assuasive
,
balm
,
balmy
,
balsamic
,
benumbing
,
calmant
,
calmative
,
cathartic
,
cleansing
,
cushion
,
deadening
,
demulcent
,
disburdening
,
disencumbering
,
dolorifuge
,
dulling
,
easing
,
emollient
,
lenitive
,
lightening
,
mitigating
,
mitigative
,
mitigator
,
moderator
,
modulator
,
mollifier
,
numbing
,
pacificator
,
pacifier
,
pain-killing
,
palliative
,
peacemaker
,
purgative
,
relieving
,
remedial
,
restraining hand
,
salve
,
sedative
,
shock absorber
,
softening
,
soother
,
soothing
,
soothing syrup
,
stabilizer
,
subduing
,
temperer
,
tranquilizer
,
unburdening
,
wiser head
compulsive
collapse
a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
strongly motivated to succeed
caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion; "compulsive drinking"
related words >
accordant
,
anal
,
automatic
,
blind
,
bourgeois
,
coactive
,
coercive
,
compelling
,
compulsatory
,
compulsory
,
concordant
,
conditioned
,
conformist
,
constrained
,
constraining
,
conventional
,
corresponding
,
driving
,
forced
,
forceful
,
formalistic
,
gripping
,
harmonious
,
holding
,
impelling
,
imperative
,
imperious
,
impulsive
,
in accord
,
in keeping
,
in line
,
in step
,
instinctive
,
involuntary
,
irresistible
,
kosher
,
mechanical
,
obsessing
,
obsessional
,
obsessive
,
orthodox
,
overwhelming
,
pedantic
,
plastic
,
possessing
,
precisianistic
,
preoccupying
,
pressing
,
reflex
,
reflexive
,
restraining
,
square
,
straight
,
stuffy
,
traditionalist
,
unconscious
,
unintentional
,
unthinking
,
unwilled
,
unwilling
,
unwitting
,
uptight
,
urgent
moderator
collapse
someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
someone who presides over a forum or debate
in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly
any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors
related words >
JP
,
Justice
,
MC
,
alleviative
,
alleviator
,
anchorman
,
anodyne
,
arbiter
,
arbitrator
,
assuager
,
balm
,
bencher
,
calmative
,
chair
,
chairman
,
conciliator
,
coordinator
,
critic
,
cushion
,
dolorifuge
,
emcee
,
his honor
,
his lordship
,
his worship
,
impartial arbitrator
,
indicator
,
judge
,
justice
,
lenitive
,
magistrate
,
master of ceremonies
,
mediator
,
mitigator
,
modulator
,
mollifier
,
negotiator
,
pacificator
,
pacifier
,
palliative
,
peacemaker
,
president
,
presiding officer
,
referee
,
restraining hand
,
salve
,
sedative
,
shock absorber
,
soother
,
soothing syrup
,
stabilizer
,
temperer
,
third party
,
toastmaster
,
tranquilizer
,
umpire
,
unbiased observer
,
wiser head
peacemaker
collapse
related words >
adjudicator
,
alleviative
,
alleviator
,
anodyne
,
appeaser
,
arbitrator
,
assuager
,
balm
,
calmative
,
conchie
,
conciliator
,
conscientious objector
,
cushion
,
diplomat
,
dolorifuge
,
dove
,
family counselor
,
go-between
,
interceder
,
intermediary
,
intermediator
,
lenitive
,
make-peace
,
marriage counselor
,
mediator
,
mitigator
,
moderator
,
modulator
,
mollifier
,
negotiator
,
pacificator
,
pacificist
,
pacifier
,
pacifist
,
palliative
,
peace lover
,
peacekeeper
,
peacemonger
,
peacenik
,
placater
,
propitiator
,
reconciler
,
referee
,
restraining hand
,
salve
,
sedative
,
shock absorber
,
smoother-over
,
soother
,
soothing syrup
,
stabilizer
,
temperer
,
tranquilizer
,
umpire
,
wiser head
suppressive
collapse
tending to suppress; "the government used suppressive measures to control the protest"
related words >
absolute
,
absolutist
,
absolutistic
,
arbitrary
,
aristocratic
,
arrogant
,
authoritarian
,
authoritative
,
autocratic
,
bossy
,
choking
,
constraining
,
constrictive
,
contrary
,
counterproductive
,
crosswise
,
despotic
,
dictatorial
,
domineering
,
exclusive
,
feudal
,
forbidding
,
grinding
,
high-handed
,
hindering
,
hindersome
,
imperative
,
imperial
,
imperious
,
in the way
,
inhibiting
,
inhibitive
,
inhibitory
,
interdictive
,
interdictory
,
interrupting
,
interruptive
,
lordly
,
magisterial
,
magistral
,
masterful
,
monocratic
,
obstructing
,
obstructive
,
obstruent
,
occlusive
,
oppressive
,
overbearing
,
overruling
,
peremptory
,
preclusive
,
preventive
,
prohibiting
,
prohibitive
,
prohibitory
,
proscriptive
,
repressive
,
restraining
,
restrictive
,
severe
,
stifling
,
strangling
,
strict
,
stultifying
,
troublesome
,
tyrannical
,
tyrannous
prohibitive
collapse
tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive"
related words >
abusive
,
criminal
,
cutthroat
,
dear
,
deterrent
,
deterring
,
discouraging
,
ethnocentric
,
exacting
,
exceptional
,
excessive
,
excluding
,
exclusive
,
exclusory
,
exorbitant
,
extortionate
,
extravagant
,
fancy
,
forbidding
,
forestalling
,
gouging
,
grossly overpriced
,
high
,
immoderate
,
inadmissible
,
inflationary
,
inhibitive
,
inhibitory
,
inordinate
,
insular
,
insupportable
,
interdictive
,
interdictory
,
narrow
,
out of bounds
,
out of sight
,
outlandish
,
outrageous
,
overpriced
,
parochial
,
preclusive
,
preposterous
,
prescriptive
,
preventative
,
preventive
,
prohibiting
,
prohibitory
,
prophylactic
,
proscriptive
,
repressive
,
restraining
,
restrictive
,
seclusive
,
segregative
,
select
,
selective
,
separative
,
skyrocketing
,
snobbish
,
spiraling
,
suppressive
,
unconscionable
,
undue
,
unreasonable
,
unwarranted
,
usurious
,
xenophobic
repressive
collapse
related words >
absolute
,
absolutist
,
absolutistic
,
arbitrary
,
aristocratic
,
arrogant
,
authoritarian
,
authoritative
,
autocratic
,
bossy
,
brutal
,
choking
,
constraining
,
constrictive
,
contrary
,
counterproductive
,
crosswise
,
despotic
,
dictatorial
,
domineering
,
exclusive
,
feudal
,
forbidding
,
grinding
,
high-handed
,
hindering
,
hindersome
,
imperative
,
imperial
,
imperious
,
in the way
,
inhibiting
,
inhibitive
,
inhibitory
,
interdictive
,
interdictory
,
interrupting
,
interruptive
,
lordly
,
magisterial
,
magistral
,
masterful
,
monocratic
,
obstructing
,
obstructive
,
obstruent
,
occlusive
,
oppressive
,
overbearing
,
overruling
,
peremptory
,
preclusive
,
preventive
,
prohibiting
,
prohibitive
,
prohibitory
,
proscriptive
,
restraining
,
restrictive
,
severe
,
stifling
,
strangling
,
strict
,
stultifying
,
suppressive
,
totalitarian
,
troublesome
,
tyrannical
,
tyrannous
imperious
collapse
able to deal authoritatively with affairs; "dismissed the matter with an imperious wave of her hand"
related words >
U
,
absolute
,
absolutist
,
absolutistic
,
acute
,
arbitrary
,
aristocratic
,
arrogant
,
authoritarian
,
authoritative
,
autocratic
,
binding
,
bossy
,
clamorous
,
coactive
,
compelling
,
compulsatory
,
compulsive
,
compulsory
,
constraining
,
critical
,
crucial
,
crying
,
de rigueur
,
despotic
,
dictatorial
,
domineering
,
driving
,
dynastic
,
elitist
,
exigent
,
feudal
,
grinding
,
heavy-handed
,
high and mighty
,
high-handed
,
high-pressure
,
high-priority
,
hubristic
,
imperative
,
imperatorial
,
imperatorious
,
imperial
,
insistent
,
instant
,
irresistible
,
kinglike
,
kingly
,
lordly
,
magisterial
,
magistral
,
majestic
,
mandatory
,
masterful
,
monarchal
,
monarchial
,
monarchic
,
monocratic
,
must
,
necessary
,
obligatory
,
oppressive
,
overbearing
,
overruling
,
peremptory
,
pivotal
,
pressing
,
princelike
,
princely
,
purple
,
queenlike
,
queenly
,
regal
,
repressive
,
required
,
restraining
,
royal
,
severe
,
sovereign
,
strict
,
stringent
,
suppressive
,
tyrannical
,
tyrannous
,
urgent
pressing
collapse
a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair"
related words >
abetment
,
actuating
,
acute
,
animating
,
blandishment
,
burning
,
buttonholing
,
cajolement
,
cajolery
,
causal
,
causative
,
clamant
,
clamorous
,
coactive
,
coaxing
,
compelling
,
compulsatory
,
compulsive
,
compulsory
,
concentration
,
constraining
,
critical
,
crucial
,
crying
,
decoction
,
demanding
,
directive
,
distillation
,
draining
,
driving
,
dunning
,
encouragement
,
exacting
,
exigent
,
exorbitant
,
expression
,
extortionate
,
goading
,
grasping
,
grave
,
high-pressure
,
high-priority
,
impelling
,
imperative
,
imperious
,
important
,
importunate
,
importunateness
,
importunity
,
impulsive
,
inducive
,
infusion
,
insistence
,
insistent
,
instance
,
instant
,
irresistible
,
loud
,
major
,
momentous
,
motivating
,
motivational
,
motive
,
moving
,
nagging
,
needling
,
persistent
,
pertinacious
,
pestering
,
pivotal
,
plaguing
,
plying
,
portentous
,
pressure
,
pricking
,
prodding
,
profound
,
rendering
,
rendition
,
restraining
,
serious
,
significant
,
soaking
,
spurring
,
squeezing
,
steeping
,
taxing
,
teasing
,
urgency
,
urgent
,
urging
,
vital
,
wheedling
palliative
collapse
remedy that alleviates pain without curing
related words >
alleviating
,
alleviative
,
alleviator
,
allowance
,
altering
,
analgesic
,
anesthetic
,
anodyne
,
apologetic
,
assuager
,
assuasive
,
balm
,
balmy
,
balsamic
,
benumbing
,
bounding
,
calmant
,
calmative
,
cathartic
,
cleansing
,
color
,
cushion
,
deadening
,
decontamination
,
demulcent
,
dolorifuge
,
dulling
,
easing
,
emollient
,
excusatory
,
excusing
,
extenuating
,
extenuating circumstances
,
extenuation
,
extenuative
,
extenuatory
,
gilding
,
gloss
,
justificatory
,
justifying
,
lenitive
,
limitative
,
limiting
,
mitigating
,
mitigation
,
mitigative
,
mitigator
,
mitigatory
,
moderator
,
modificatory
,
modifying
,
modulator
,
modulatory
,
mollifier
,
numbing
,
pacificator
,
pacifier
,
pain-killing
,
palliation
,
peacemaker
,
purgative
,
qualification
,
qualificative
,
qualificatory
,
qualifying
,
refuting
,
rehabilitative
,
relieving
,
remedial
,
restraining hand
,
restricting
,
restrictive
,
salve
,
sedative
,
shock absorber
,
softening
,
soother
,
soothing
,
soothing syrup
,
stabilizer
,
subduing
,
temperer
,
tranquilizer
,
varnish
,
vindicative
,
vindicatory
,
whitewash
,
whitewashing
,
wiser head
lenitive
collapse
remedy that eases pain and discomfort
related words >
alleviating
,
alleviative
,
alleviator
,
altering
,
analgesic
,
anesthetic
,
anodyne
,
assuager
,
assuasive
,
balm
,
balmy
,
balsam
,
balsamic
,
benumbing
,
bounding
,
brilliantine
,
calmant
,
calmative
,
cathartic
,
chrism
,
cleansing
,
cold cream
,
collyrium
,
cream
,
cushion
,
deadening
,
demulcent
,
dolorifuge
,
dulling
,
easing
,
embrocation
,
emollient
,
extenuating
,
extenuatory
,
eye-lotion
,
eyewash
,
face cream
,
hand lotion
,
inunction
,
inunctum
,
lanolin
,
limitative
,
limiting
,
lotion
,
lubricant
,
lubricating
,
lubricational
,
lubricative
,
mitigating
,
mitigative
,
mitigator
,
mitigatory
,
moderator
,
modificatory
,
modifying
,
modulator
,
modulatory
,
mollifier
,
nard
,
numbing
,
ointment
,
pacificator
,
pacifier
,
pain-killing
,
palliative
,
peacemaker
,
pomade
,
pomatum
,
purgative
,
qualificative
,
qualificatory
,
qualifying
,
relieving
,
remedial
,
restraining hand
,
restricting
,
restrictive
,
salve
,
sedative
,
shock absorber
,
softening
,
soother
,
soothing
,
soothing syrup
,
spikenard
,
stabilizer
,
subduing
,
temperer
,
tranquilizer
,
unction
,
unguent
,
unguentum
,
wiser head
prevention
collapse
the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
related words >
Eighteenth Amendment
,
Prohibition Party
,
Volstead Act
,
abortion
,
anticipation
,
arrest
,
arrestation
,
arresting
,
avoidance
,
avoiding
,
avoiding reaction
,
balk
,
balking
,
ban
,
banning
,
bar
,
barring
,
block
,
blocking
,
check
,
checking
,
circumvention
,
contraband
,
control
,
controlling
,
curb
,
curbing
,
debarment
,
debarring
,
defense mechanism
,
delay
,
delaying
,
denial
,
determent
,
deterrence
,
disallowance
,
discouragement
,
dodge
,
duck
,
elusion
,
elusiveness
,
embargo
,
enjoining
,
equivocation
,
escape
,
estoppel
,
evasion
,
evasive action
,
evasiveness
,
exclusion
,
foiling
,
forbearance
,
forbiddance
,
forbidden fruit
,
forbidding
,
foreclosure
,
forestalling
,
forestallment
,
frustrating
,
frustration
,
getting around
,
halt
,
halting
,
hampering
,
hindering
,
hindrance
,
impedance
,
impeding
,
index
,
index expurgatorius
,
index librorum prohibitorum
,
inhibiting
,
inhibition
,
injunction
,
intercepting
,
interception
,
interdict
,
interdicting
,
interdiction
,
interdictum
,
jink
,
law
,
mitigating
,
mitigation
,
neutrality
,
no-no
,
nonintervention
,
noninvolvement
,
obstructing
,
obstruction
,
obviation
,
preclusion
,
prohibiting
,
prohibition
,
prohibitory injunction
,
proscribing
,
proscription
,
refraining
,
refusal
,
rejection
,
repression
,
restraining
,
restraint
,
restrictive covenants
,
retardation
,
ruling out
,
shunning
,
shunting off
,
shy
,
sidestep
,
sidetracking
,
slip
,
slowing
,
statute
,
stay
,
stop
,
stoppage
,
stopping
,
sumptuary laws
,
suppression
,
taboo
,
the runaround
,
thwarting
,
zigzag
,
zoning
,
zoning laws
pacifier
collapse
related words >
Amytal
,
Amytal pill
,
Demerol
,
Dolophine
,
H
,
Luminal
,
Luminal pill
,
M
,
Mickey Finn
,
Nembutal
,
Nembutal pill
,
Seconal
,
Seconal pill
,
Tuinal
,
Tuinal pill
,
alcohol
,
alleviative
,
alleviator
,
amobarbital sodium
,
analgesic
,
anodyne
,
appeaser
,
assuager
,
balm
,
barb
,
barbiturate
,
barbiturate pill
,
black stuff
,
blue
,
blue angel
,
blue devil
,
blue heaven
,
blue velvet
,
calmative
,
chloral hydrate
,
codeine
,
codeine cough syrup
,
conciliator
,
cushion
,
depressant
,
depressor
,
dolly
,
dolorifuge
,
downer
,
family counselor
,
goofball
,
hard stuff
,
heroin
,
hop
,
horse
,
hypnotic
,
junk
,
knockout drops
,
laudanum
,
lenitive
,
liquor
,
lotus
,
make-peace
,
marriage counselor
,
meperidine
,
methadone
,
mitigator
,
moderator
,
modulator
,
mollifier
,
morphia
,
morphine
,
narcotic
,
opiate
,
opium
,
pacificator
,
pain killer
,
palliative
,
paregoric
,
peacemaker
,
pen yan
,
phenobarbital
,
phenobarbital sodium
,
propitiator
,
purple heart
,
quietener
,
rainbow
,
reconciler
,
red
,
restraining hand
,
salve
,
scag
,
secobarbital sodium
,
sedative
,
shit
,
shock absorber
,
sleep-inducer
,
sleeper
,
sleeping draught
,
sleeping pill
,
smack
,
smoother-over
,
sodium thiopental
,
somnifacient
,
soother
,
soothing syrup
,
soporific
,
stabilizer
,
tar
,
temperer
,
tranquilizer
,
turps
,
white stuff
,
wiser head
,
yellow
,
yellow jacket
calmative
collapse
related words >
Amytal
,
Amytal pill
,
Demerol
,
Dolophine
,
H
,
Luminal
,
Luminal pill
,
M
,
Mickey Finn
,
Nembutal
,
Nembutal pill
,
Seconal
,
Seconal pill
,
Tuinal
,
Tuinal pill
,
alcohol
,
alleviative
,
alleviator
,
amobarbital sodium
,
analgesic
,
anodyne
,
assuager
,
assuasive
,
balm
,
barb
,
barbiturate
,
barbiturate pill
,
black stuff
,
blue
,
blue angel
,
blue devil
,
blue heaven
,
blue velvet
,
calmant
,
calming
,
chloral hydrate
,
codeine
,
codeine cough syrup
,
cushion
,
demulcent
,
depressant
,
depressor
,
dolly
,
dolorifuge
,
downer
,
goofball
,
hard stuff
,
heroin
,
hop
,
horse
,
hypnotic
,
junk
,
knockout drops
,
laudanum
,
lenitive
,
liquor
,
lotus
,
meperidine
,
methadone
,
mitigator
,
moderator
,
modulator
,
mollifier
,
morphia
,
morphine
,
narcotic
,
opiate
,
opium
,
pacificator
,
pacifier
,
pain killer
,
palliative
,
paregoric
,
peacemaker
,
pen yan
,
phenobarbital
,
phenobarbital sodium
,
purple heart
,
quietener
,
quietening
,
rainbow
,
red
,
relaxing
,
restraining hand
,
salve
,
scag
,
secobarbital sodium
,
sedative
,
shit
,
shock absorber
,
sleep-inducer
,
sleep-inducing
,
sleeper
,
sleeping draught
,
sleeping pill
,
smack
,
sodium thiopental
,
somnifacient
,
somniferous
,
soother
,
soothing
,
soothing syrup
,
soporific
,
stabilizer
,
tar
,
temperer
,
tranquilizer
,
tranquilizing
,
turps
,
white stuff
,
wiser head
,
yellow
,
yellow jacket
driving
collapse
the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force"
acting with vigor; "responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive"
related words >
acid
,
action
,
active
,
actuating
,
advancing
,
adventuresome
,
adventurous
,
agency
,
aggressive
,
ambitious
,
animating
,
assailing
,
assaulting
,
attacking
,
automobiling
,
bicycling
,
biking
,
biting
,
blinding
,
busing
,
cat-and-doggish
,
causal
,
causative
,
charging
,
coactive
,
compelling
,
compulsatory
,
compulsive
,
compulsory
,
conduct
,
constraining
,
corrosive
,
cutting
,
cycling
,
direction
,
directive
,
drippy
,
drizzling
,
drizzly
,
drumming
,
dynamic
,
effective
,
enterprising
,
equitation
,
execution
,
exercise
,
forceful
,
forcible
,
functioning
,
go-ahead
,
gripping
,
gutsy
,
handling
,
holding
,
horseback riding
,
horsemanship
,
hustling
,
impellent
,
impelling
,
imperative
,
imperious
,
impressive
,
impulsive
,
in motion
,
incisive
,
incursionary
,
incursive
,
inducive
,
invading
,
invasionary
,
invasive
,
irresistible
,
irruptive
,
lively
,
management
,
manipulation
,
misty
,
misty-moisty
,
mizzly
,
mobile
,
mordant
,
motile
,
motivating
,
motivational
,
motive
,
motor
,
motorcycling
,
motoring
,
moving
,
nervous
,
obsessing
,
obsessional
,
obsessive
,
occupation
,
operancy
,
operation
,
pedaling
,
pelting
,
penetrating
,
performance
,
performing
,
piercing
,
pluvial
,
pluviose
,
pluvious
,
poignant
,
possessing
,
pouring
,
powerful
,
practice
,
preoccupying
,
pressing
,
propellant
,
propelling
,
propulsive
,
propulsory
,
pulsive
,
punchy
,
pushful
,
pushing
,
pushy
,
rainy
,
responsibility
,
restraining
,
riding
,
running
,
sensational
,
shoving
,
showery
,
sinewed
,
sinewy
,
slashing
,
steering
,
stirring
,
streaming
,
striking
,
strong
,
telling
,
thrusting
,
transitional
,
traveling
,
trenchant
,
up-and-coming
,
urgent
,
venturesome
,
venturous
,
vigorous
,
vital
,
work
,
working
,
workings
preventive
collapse
remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"
tending to prevent or hinder
related words >
aegis
,
antacid
,
anticipative
,
anticipatory
,
antidote
,
arm guard
,
backstop
,
barrier
,
block
,
buffer
,
bulwark
,
bumper
,
contraceptive
,
copyright
,
counteractant
,
counteractive
,
counteragent
,
counterirritant
,
countermeasure
,
covering
,
crash helmet
,
curb
,
cushion
,
custodial
,
dashboard
,
defensive
,
deterrent
,
deterring
,
discouraging
,
dodger
,
ethnocentric
,
exceptional
,
excluding
,
exclusive
,
exclusory
,
face mask
,
fender
,
finger guard
,
foot guard
,
forbidding
,
forestalling
,
fostering
,
fuse
,
goggles
,
governor
,
guard
,
guardian
,
guarding
,
guardrail
,
hampering
,
hand guard
,
handrail
,
hard hat
,
helmet
,
hindering
,
hindrance
,
immunizing
,
impediment
,
impeding
,
inadmissible
,
inhibiting
,
inhibition
,
inhibitive
,
inhibitory
,
inoculant
,
inoculum
,
insular
,
insulation
,
interdictive
,
interdictory
,
interlock
,
knee guard
,
knuckle guard
,
laminated glass
,
life preserver
,
lifeline
,
lightning conductor
,
lightning rod
,
mask
,
mudguard
,
narrow
,
neutralizer
,
nose guard
,
nullifier
,
obstacle
,
obstruction
,
offset
,
pad
,
padding
,
palladium
,
parental
,
parochial
,
patent
,
pilot
,
precautionary
,
preclusive
,
prescriptive
,
preventative
,
prevention
,
prohibiting
,
prohibitive
,
prohibitory
,
prophylactic
,
proscriptive
,
protecting
,
protection
,
protective
,
protective clothing
,
protective umbrella
,
remedy
,
repressive
,
restraining
,
restrictive
,
safeguard
,
safeguarding
,
safety
,
safety glass
,
safety plug
,
safety rail
,
safety shoes
,
safety switch
,
safety valve
,
screen
,
screening
,
seat belt
,
seclusive
,
segregative
,
select
,
selective
,
separative
,
serum
,
sheltering
,
shield
,
shielding
,
shin guard
,
snobbish
,
sun helmet
,
suppressive
,
tutelary
,
umbrella
,
vaccine
,
vigilant
,
watchful
,
windscreen
,
windshield
,
xenophobic
anodyne
collapse
related words >
Amytal
,
Amytal pill
,
Demerol
,
Dolophine
,
H
,
Luminal
,
Luminal pill
,
M
,
Mickey Finn
,
Nembutal
,
Nembutal pill
,
Seconal
,
Seconal pill
,
Tuinal
,
Tuinal pill
,
alcohol
,
alleviating
,
alleviative
,
alleviator
,
amobarbital sodium
,
analgesic
,
anesthetic
,
assuager
,
assuasive
,
balm
,
balmy
,
balsamic
,
barb
,
barbiturate
,
barbiturate pill
,
benumbing
,
black stuff
,
blue
,
blue angel
,
blue devil
,
blue heaven
,
blue velvet
,
calmant
,
calmative
,
cathartic
,
chloral hydrate
,
cleansing
,
codeine
,
codeine cough syrup
,
cushion
,
deadening
,
demulcent
,
depressant
,
depressor
,
dolly
,
dolorifuge
,
downer
,
dulling
,
easing
,
emollient
,
goofball
,
hard stuff
,
heroin
,
hop
,
horse
,
hypnotic
,
junk
,
knockout drops
,
laudanum
,
lenitive
,
liquor
,
lotus
,
meperidine
,
methadone
,
mitigating
,
mitigative
,
mitigator
,
moderator
,
modulator
,
mollifier
,
morphia
,
morphine
,
narcotic
,
nepenthe
,
numbing
,
opiate
,
opium
,
pacificator
,
pacifier
,
pain killer
,
pain-killer
,
pain-killing
,
palliative
,
paregoric
,
peacemaker
,
pen yan
,
phenobarbital
,
phenobarbital sodium
,
purgative
,
purple heart
,
quietener
,
quietening
,
rainbow
,
red
,
relieving
,
remedial
,
restraining hand
,
salve
,
scag
,
secobarbital sodium
,
sedative
,
shit
,
shock absorber
,
sleep-inducer
,
sleep-inducing
,
sleeper
,
sleeping draught
,
sleeping pill
,
smack
,
sodium thiopental
,
softening
,
somnifacient
,
somniferous
,
soother
,
soothing
,
soothing syrup
,
soporific
,
stabilizer
,
subduing
,
tar
,
temperer
,
tranquilizer
,
tranquilizing
,
turps
,
white stuff
,
wiser head
,
yellow
,
yellow jacket
salve
collapse
anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience"
apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
related words >
Trinkgeld
,
abate
,
aid
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
alleviative
,
alleviator
,
anesthetize
,
anodyne
,
anoint
,
appease
,
assuage
,
assuagement
,
assuager
,
balm
,
balsam
,
beeswax
,
benumb
,
bonus
,
bounty
,
bribe
,
brilliantine
,
calmative
,
cerate
,
chrism
,
cold cream
,
collyrium
,
comfort
,
consideration
,
counterirritant
,
cream
,
cushion
,
daub
,
deaden
,
deaden the pain
,
demulcent
,
diminish
,
dolorifuge
,
donative
,
dope
,
dose
,
double time
,
dress
,
dressing
,
drug
,
dull
,
ease
,
ease matters
,
embrocate
,
embrocation
,
emollient
,
eye-lotion
,
eyewash
,
eyewater
,
face cream
,
fee
,
foment
,
give relief
,
glycerolate
,
gratuity
,
gravy
,
grease
,
grease the wheels
,
hand lotion
,
honorarium
,
incentive pay
,
inducement
,
inunction
,
inunctum
,
lagniappe
,
lanolin
,
lard
,
largess
,
lay
,
lenitive
,
lessen
,
liberality
,
liniment
,
lotion
,
lubricant
,
lubricate
,
lull
,
medicate
,
mitigate
,
mitigator
,
moderator
,
modulator
,
mollifier
,
mollify
,
narcotic
,
nard
,
numb
,
oil
,
ointment
,
opiate
,
pacificator
,
pacifier
,
pad
,
palliate
,
palliative
,
palm oil
,
peacemaker
,
perks
,
perquisite
,
pomade
,
pomatum
,
poultice
,
pour balm into
,
pour oil on
,
pourboire
,
premium
,
reduce
,
relief
,
relieve
,
remedy
,
restraining hand
,
salvage
,
sedative
,
shock absorber
,
slacken
,
slake
,
slick
,
slick on
,
smear
,
smooth the way
,
soap the ways
,
soften
,
something extra
,
soothe
,
soother
,
soothing syrup
,
spikenard
,
sportula
,
stabilizer
,
stupe
,
subdue
,
sweetener
,
temperer
,
tip
,
tranquilizer
,
unction
,
unguent
,
unguentum
,
vulnerary
,
wax
,
wiser head
tranquilizer
collapse
a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
related words >
Amytal
,
Amytal pill
,
DET
,
DMT
,
Demerol
,
Dolophine
,
H
,
LSD
,
Librium
,
Luminal
,
Luminal pill
,
M
,
Mary Jane
,
Mickey Finn
,
Nembutal
,
Nembutal pill
,
STP
,
Seconal
,
Seconal pill
,
Serpasil
,
THC
,
Thorazine
,
Tuinal
,
Tuinal pill
,
Valium
,
acid
,
alcohol
,
alleviative
,
alleviator
,
amobarbital sodium
,
analgesic
,
anesthetic
,
anodyne
,
antidepressant
,
assuager
,
ataractic
,
balm
,
barb
,
barbiturate
,
barbiturate pill
,
black stuff
,
blue
,
blue angel
,
blue devil
,
blue heaven
,
blue velvet
,
calmative
,
chloral hydrate
,
codeine
,
codeine cough syrup
,
cushion
,
depressant
,
depressor
,
diethyltryptamine
,
dimethyltryptamine
,
dolly
,
dolorifuge
,
dope
,
downer
,
drug
,
gage
,
ganja
,
goofball
,
grass
,
hallucinogen
,
hard stuff
,
hash
,
hashish
,
hay
,
hemp
,
heroin
,
hop
,
horse
,
hypnotic
,
joint
,
junk
,
kava
,
knockout drop
,
knockout drops
,
laudanum
,
lenitive
,
liquor
,
lotus
,
marijuana
,
meperidine
,
mescal
,
mescal bean
,
mescal button
,
mescaline
,
methadone
,
mind-altering drug
,
mind-blowing drug
,
mind-expanding drug
,
mitigator
,
moderator
,
modulator
,
mollifier
,
morning glory seeds
,
morphia
,
morphine
,
narcotic
,
opiate
,
opium
,
pacificator
,
pacifier
,
pain killer
,
pain-killer
,
palliative
,
paregoric
,
peacemaker
,
pen yan
,
peyote
,
phenobarbital
,
phenobarbital sodium
,
pot
,
psilocin
,
psilocybin
,
psychedelic
,
psychic energizer
,
psychoactive drug
,
psychochemical
,
psychotomimetic
,
purple heart
,
quietener
,
rainbow
,
rauwolfia
,
red
,
reefer
,
reserpine
,
restraining hand
,
roach
,
salve
,
scag
,
secobarbital sodium
,
sedative
,
shit
,
shock absorber
,
sleep-inducer
,
sleeper
,
sleeping draught
,
sleeping pill
,
smack
,
sodium thiopental
,
somnifacient
,
soother
,
soothing syrup
,
soporific
,
stabilizer
,
stick
,
tar
,
tea
,
temperer
,
thalidomide
,
turps
,
weed
,
white stuff
,
wiser head
,
yellow
,
yellow jacket
balm
collapse
any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
related words >
Mentholatum
,
Vaseline
,
aid
,
allay
,
alleviative
,
alleviator
,
alterative
,
ambergris
,
ambrosia
,
analeptic
,
anodyne
,
aroma
,
aromatic
,
aromatic gum
,
aromatic water
,
assistance
,
assuager
,
attar
,
attar of roses
,
balm of Gilead
,
balsam
,
bay oil
,
bergamot oil
,
bouquet
,
brilliantine
,
calmative
,
cerate
,
champaca oil
,
chrism
,
civet
,
cold cream
,
collyrium
,
comfort
,
commiseration
,
compose
,
condolement
,
condolence
,
consolation
,
corrective
,
cream
,
cure
,
cushion
,
demulcent
,
dolorifuge
,
drops
,
drug
,
electuary
,
elixir
,
embrocation
,
emollient
,
essence
,
essential oil
,
ethical drug
,
extract
,
eye-lotion
,
eyewash
,
eyewater
,
face cream
,
fixative
,
generic name
,
glycerin
,
glycerogel
,
glycerogelatin
,
glycerol
,
glycerole
,
hand lotion
,
healing agent
,
healing quality
,
heliotrope
,
help
,
herbs
,
incense
,
inhalant
,
inunction
,
inunctum
,
jasmine oil
,
lanolin
,
lavender oil
,
lenitive
,
lincture
,
linctus
,
liniment
,
lotion
,
lull
,
materia medica
,
medicament
,
medication
,
medicinal
,
medicinal herbs
,
medicine
,
menthol
,
mercurial ointment
,
mitigator
,
mixture
,
moderator
,
modulator
,
mollifier
,
musk
,
myrcia oil
,
myrrh
,
nard
,
nonprescription drug
,
officinal
,
oil
,
ointment
,
olive oil
,
pacificator
,
pacifier
,
palliative
,
parfum
,
patent medicine
,
peacemaker
,
perfume
,
perfumery
,
petrolatum
,
pharmacon
,
physic
,
pomade
,
pomatum
,
powder
,
preparation
,
prescription
,
prescription drug
,
proprietary
,
proprietary medicine
,
proprietary name
,
quiet
,
quieten
,
receipt
,
recipe
,
redolence
,
relief
,
remedial measure
,
remedy
,
restorative
,
restraining hand
,
rose oil
,
salve
,
scent
,
sedative
,
settle
,
sharing of grief
,
shock absorber
,
simples
,
soothe
,
soother
,
soothing syrup
,
soothing words
,
sovereign remedy
,
specific
,
specific remedy
,
spice
,
spikenard
,
stabilizer
,
still
,
succor
,
sympathy
,
syrup
,
temperer
,
theraputant
,
tisane
,
tranquilize
,
tranquilizer
,
unction
,
unguent
,
unguentum
,
vegetable remedies
,
volatile oil
,
vulnerary
,
wiser head
,
witch hazel
,
zinc ointment
irresistible
collapse
overpoweringly attractive; "irresistible beauty"
impossible to resist; overpowering; "irresistible (or resistless) impulses"; "what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?"
related words >
absolute
,
adducible
,
admissible
,
alluring
,
appealing
,
appetizing
,
armipotent
,
attestative
,
attestive
,
attractive
,
authentic
,
authoritative
,
based on
,
beguiling
,
bewitching
,
blandishing
,
cajoling
,
captivating
,
catching
,
certain
,
charismatic
,
charming
,
circumstantial
,
coactive
,
coaxing
,
cogent
,
come-hither
,
compelling
,
comprehensive
,
compulsatory
,
compulsive
,
compulsory
,
conclusive
,
consequential
,
considerable
,
constraining
,
convincing
,
coquettish
,
cumulative
,
damning
,
decisive
,
deep
,
delightful
,
determinative
,
documentary
,
documented
,
driving
,
dynamic
,
effective
,
enchanting
,
energetic
,
engaging
,
enravishing
,
enthralling
,
enticing
,
entrancing
,
evidential
,
evidentiary
,
ex parte
,
exciting
,
exhaustive
,
exotic
,
exquisite
,
eye-witness
,
factual
,
fascinating
,
fated
,
fateful
,
fetching
,
final
,
firsthand
,
flirtatious
,
forceful
,
forcible
,
founded on
,
full
,
glamorous
,
grand
,
grave
,
great
,
grounded on
,
hearsay
,
heart-robbing
,
heavy
,
high-potency
,
high-powered
,
high-pressure
,
high-tension
,
hypnotic
,
impenetrable
,
imperative
,
imperious
,
implicit
,
impregnable
,
in force
,
in power
,
incontestable
,
incontrovertible
,
indefeasible
,
indicative
,
indisputable
,
indomitable
,
ineluctable
,
inescapable
,
inevasible
,
inevitable
,
inexorable
,
inexpugnable
,
inflexible
,
insuperable
,
intense
,
interesting
,
intriguing
,
invincible
,
inviolable
,
inviting
,
invulnerable
,
irrefutable
,
irrepressible
,
irrevocable
,
lovely
,
luxurious
,
main
,
material
,
maximum
,
mesmeric
,
mighty
,
mighty in battle
,
mouth-watering
,
necessary
,
nuncupative
,
operative
,
overpowering
,
overriding
,
overwhelming
,
piquant
,
plenary
,
potent
,
powerful
,
prepossessing
,
prepotent
,
pressing
,
presumptive
,
probative
,
provocative
,
provoquant
,
puissant
,
ravishing
,
relentless
,
reliable
,
resistless
,
restraining
,
ruling
,
seducing
,
seductive
,
sensuous
,
serious
,
significant
,
siren
,
sirenic
,
spellbinding
,
spellful
,
striking
,
strong
,
suggestive
,
sure
,
sure as death
,
sure as fate
,
symptomatic
,
taking
,
tantalizing
,
teasing
,
telling
,
tempting
,
thrilling
,
tickling
,
titillating
,
titillative
,
total
,
unassailable
,
unavoidable
,
unbearable
,
unbeatable
,
unconquerable
,
uncontrollable
,
undeflectable
,
ungovernable
,
unmanageable
,
unpreventable
,
unstoppable
,
unsubduable
,
unsurmountable
,
unyielding
,
valid
,
vigorous
,
vital
,
voluptuous
,
weighty
,
winning
,
winsome
,
witching
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