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stimulant
Overview of noun stimulant
The noun stimulant has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input -- (any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action)
2. (1) stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant -- (a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process)
Overview of adj stimulant
The adj stimulant has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. stimulant, stimulating -- (that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stimulant
2 senses of stimulant
Sense 1
stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
=> information
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant
=> drug
=> agent
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun stimulant
2 senses of stimulant
Sense 1
stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
=> evocation, induction, elicitation
=> kick
=> turn-on
=> turnoff, negative stimulation
=> conditioned stimulus
=> reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer, reinforcement
=> discriminative stimulus, cue
=> positive stimulus
=> negative stimulus
Sense 2
stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant
=> amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed
=> analeptic
=> aphrodisiac
=> butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite
=> kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea, African tea
=> methylphenidate, Ritalin
=> popper
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stimulant
2 senses of stimulant
Sense 1
stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
=> information
Sense 2
stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant
=> drug
Antonyms of noun stimulant
Member Holonyms of noun stimulant
Substance Holonyms of noun stimulant
Part Holonyms of noun stimulant
Member Meronyms of noun stimulant
Substance Meronyms of noun stimulant
Part Meronyms of noun stimulant
Meronyms of noun stimulant
Holonyms of noun stimulant
Attributes of noun stimulant
Derived Forms of noun stimulant
2 senses of stimulant
Sense 1
stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
RELATED TO>(verb) stimulate#1
=> stimulate, excite
Sense 2
stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant
RELATED TO>(verb) stimulate#4
=> stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up
Domain of noun stimulant
Domain Terms of noun stimulant
Familiarity of noun stimulant
stimulant used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun stimulant
2 senses of stimulant
Sense 1
stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
> information
=> datum, data point
=> acquaintance, familiarity, conversance, conversancy
=> fact
=> example, illustration, instance, representative
=> circumstance, condition, consideration
=> background, background knowledge
=> descriptor
=> evidence, grounds
=> predictor
=> tip-off
=> stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
Sense 2
stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant
> drug
=> abortifacient, aborticide, abortion-inducing drug
=> agonist
=> anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent
=> antagonist
=> antisyphilitic
=> anti-TNF compound
=> botanical
=> brand-name drug, proprietary drug
=> controlled substance
=> dilator
=> diuretic drug, diuretic, water pill
=> drug of abuse, street drug
=> Feosol
=> Fergon
=> fertility drug
=> generic drug
=> intoxicant
=> levallorphan, Lorfan
=> medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
=> miotic drug, myotic drug, miotic, myotic
=> mydriatic, mydriatic drug
=> narcotic
=> pentoxifylline, Trental
=> psychoactive drug, mind-altering drug, consciousness-altering drug, psychoactive substance
=> psychotropic agent
=> relaxant
=> soporific, hypnotic
=> stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant
=> suppressant, appetite suppressant
=> synergist
=> virility drug, anti-impotence drug
=> arsenical
Meronyms of noun stimulant
2 senses of stimulant
Holonyms of noun stimulant
Grep of noun stimulant
stimulant
stimulant drug
Antonyms of adj stimulant
1 sense of stimulant
Sense 1
stimulant, stimulating
INDIRECT (VIA stimulative) -> depressant
Similarity of adj stimulant
1 sense of stimulant
Sense 1
stimulant, stimulating
=> stimulative (vs. depressant)
Pertainyms of adj stimulant
Attributes of adj stimulant
Domain of adj stimulant
Domain Terms of adj stimulant
Familiarity of adj stimulant
stimulant used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj stimulant
stimulant
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