anodyne
3 antonyms for anodyne — opposites grouped by meaning.
Adjective — Deliberately bland and inoffensive, so mild that it cannot upset or interest anyone.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. adjective
Deliberately bland and inoffensive, so mild that it cannot upset or interest anyone.
“The company issued an anodyne statement that answered nothing.”
Opposites
2. noun formal
Something that soothes distress or takes the edge off pain.
“Routine became an anodyne for her grief.”
3. adjective dated, medical
Relieving pain.
“The old text lists several anodyne preparations for toothache.”
Antonyms
How to use anodyne
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
Formal and mildly critical; a favourite of political and cultural journalism.
Etymology
From Greek anōdynos 'painless', from an- 'without' and odynē 'pain'.
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