narcotic
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
Types & categories
- drug hypernym
- hard drug hyponym
- meperidine hyponym
- methadone hyponym
- opiate hyponym
- opium hyponym
- recreational drug hyponym
- soft drug hyponym
Related & opposite
- narcotize derivation
- narcotizing derivation
- connection has domain topic
- space cadet has domain topic
- addiction has domain topic
- drug addiction has domain topic
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to or designating narcotics
narcotic addicts
Related & opposite
- narcotic pertains to
Sense 3 adjective
inducing stupor or narcosis
narcotic drugs
Related & opposite
- narcotic derivation
- narcosis derivation
- depressant similar to
Sense 4 adjective
inducing mental lethargy
a narcotic speech
Related & opposite
- soporific derivation
- uninteresting similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | narcotize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | narcotizing |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | connection |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | space cadet |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | addiction |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | drug addiction |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | drug |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hard drug |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | meperidine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | methadone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | opiate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | opium |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | recreational drug |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | soft drug |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | narcotic |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | narcotic |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | narcosis |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | depressant |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | soporific |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | uninteresting |