depressant

Example Sentences

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Caffeine is a stimulant, and alcohol is a depressant that can take the edge off too many espresso shots.

From Washington Post

I have some doubts about that being the primary depressant, considering that the second, third and fourth most morose metros on the list are all in the Sun Belt: Riverside-San Bernardino, Phoenix and Miami.

From Seattle Times

Long before Bradsell’s drink added more confusion to the meaning of the word “martini,” drink makers were mixing their stimulants and depressants into conflagrants.

From Washington Post

Second, alcohol is a depressant; it slows down mental activity.

From Salon

When these same people stop or cut down on drinking, they experience the opposite of the depressant effect: a dramatic excitation of the nervous system.

From Washington Post