soporific
/ˌsɑpəˈrɪfɪk/
adjective
- Causing sleep or drowsiness.
- Warm milk is known for its soporific qualities before bedtime.
- The professor's monotone voice had a soporific effect on the entire class.
- The long car ride on a rainy afternoon was soporific, and I struggled to stay awake.
- Dull or boring; causing a lack of interest or energy.
- The meeting was soporific, with endless charts and no discussion.
- The documentary was so soporific that I fell asleep halfway through.
- His soporific speech at the ceremony made everyone yawn.
Antonyms
noun
- A substance or drug that induces sleep.
- He avoided taking soporifics because they made him groggy in the morning.
- Some herbal teas act as natural soporifics.
- The doctor prescribed a mild soporific to help with her insomnia.