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opiate
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of OPIATE
something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security <a cultural critic who argues that the Internet has now joined television as an opiate of the American people>
Related Words security blanket; pacifier, palliative; hypnotic, sedative, soporific, tranquilizer (also tranquillizer)
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