narcotic

1. Of or relating to or designating narcotics (synset 302874393)
   "narcotic addicts"; "narcotic stupor"
2. Inducing stupor or narcosis (synset 302316520)
   "narcotic drugs"
   similar to: depressant - capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
   same as: narcotising, narcotizing
3. Inducing mental lethargy (synset 301349046)
   "a narcotic speech"
   similar to: uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement
   same as: soporiferous, soporific

1. A drug that produces numbness or stupor;
   Often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain;
   Extensive use can lead to addiction (synset 103814104)
   associated with:

   • connection - a supplier (especially of narcotics)
   • space cadet - someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug)
   • addiction, dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
   • drug addiction, white plague - an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
   is a type of: drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
   subtypes:

   • hard drug - a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction
   • demerol, meperidine, meperidine hydrochloride - a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain
   • dolophine hydrochloride, fixer, methadon, methadone, methadone hydrochloride, synthetic heroin - synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
   • opiate - a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
   • opium - an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
   • recreational drug - a narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is claimed to be nonaddictive
   • soft drug - a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction

Other Searches

• Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
• Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
• Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing