Anodyne, opiate, narcotic and nepenthe mean something used to dull or deaden one's senses or one's sensibility and are often used adjectivally.
Category: Synonyms
Anodyne vs Analgesic vs Anesthetic
Anodyne, analgesic and anesthetic all denote something used to relieve or prevent pain, all are freely used both substantively and adjectivally, and all have a related noun, anodynia, analgesia, anesthesia, denoting the corresponding state.
Annul vs Abrogate vs Void vs Vacate vs Quash
Annul, abrogate, void, vacate and quash are used chiefly in legal context and mean to deprive of validity, force, or authority.
Annoy vs Vex vs Irk vs Bother
Annoy, vex, irk and bother all mean to disturb and nervously upset a person.
Annotate vs Gloss
Annotate, gloss and their corresponding nouns annotation, gloss mean, as verbs, to add or append comment, or as nouns, an added or appended comment intended to be helpful in interpreting a passage or text.
Annex vs Extension vs Wing vs Ell
Annex, extension, wing and ell designate an addition to a main (and, often, the original) building.
Animality vs Animalism
Animality and animalism are not always clearly distinguished when they are used to denote animal nature, character, or springs of action in a man or in men.
Animadversion vs Stricture vs Aspersion vs Reflection
Animadversion, stricture, aspersion and reflection all denote a remark or statement that is an adverse criticism.
Angry vs Irate vs Indignant vs Wrathful vs Wroth vs Acrimonious vs Mad
Angry, irate, indignant, wrathful, wroth, acrimonious and mad all mean feeling or showing strong displeasure or bad temper.
Anger vs Incense vs Enrage vs Infuriate vs Madden
Anger, incense, enrage, infuriate and madden all these verbs carry in common with anger, their general term, the denotation to make angry or to rouse to anger.
Anger vs Ire vs Rage vs Fury vs Indignation vs Wrath
Anger, ire, rage, fury, indignation and wrath all denote emotional excitement induced by intense displeasure.
Ancestry vs Lineage vs Pedigree
Ancestry, lineage and pedigree mean either one's progenitors collectively or their quality or character as a whole.