sedate

Meaning

Adj

1. Remaining composed and dignified, and avoiding too much activity or excitement.
2. Not overly ornate or showy.

Verb

1. To calm or put (a person) to sleep using a sedative drug.
2. To make tranquil.

Synonyms

calm

grave

🪦

staid

solemn

quiet

composed

serious

tranquil

serene

tranquilize

sober

earnest

tranquillise

tranquillize

placid

unruffled

still

unhurried

unangry

self-possessed

unagitated

peaceful

unprovocative

mature

calm down

soothe

dignified

imperturbable

unprovoking

unexcitable

unexcited

uneventful

self-contained

slack

slow

smooth

stable

stillness

stoic

stoical

stolid

subdued

temperate

unabashed

unconfused

understated

unflappable

unostentatious

unperturbed

appease

unpretentious

windless

windlessness

unbaffled

unawed

low-keyed

unemotional person

unpretending

at rest

burning

ceremonious

cool

🆒

decorous

demure

discreet

douce

easy

equable

equanimous

even-tempered

hold

important

lazy

low-key

matronal

matronly

mollify

mystery

orderly

pacific

pacify

preserve

quiescent

quieten

reliable

respectable

restful

restrained

saturnine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪˈdeɪt/

Etymology

From Latin sedatus, past participle of sedare (“to settle”), causative of sedere (“to sit”).