sedate

sedate is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 7 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper.
2. verb. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

   "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

   Synonyms: calm, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize

3. adjective. characterized by dignity and propriety

   Synonyms: staid

4. adjective. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

   "a grave God-fearing man"

   "a quiet sedate nature"

   Synonyms: grave, sober, solemn

Synonyms

calm, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, staid, grave, sober, solemn

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sedate:

adeste, easted, seated, teased

Common word forms

sedated, sedater, sedates, sedately, sedatest, sedating, sedateness

Words from these letters

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