Narcotic is an English word with synonyms like drug or depressant. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Narcotic meaning
- Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
- Any type of numbing or soothing drug.
Synonyms of Narcotic
Using Narcotic
- The main meaning on this page is: Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both. | Any type of numbing or soothing drug.
- Useful related words include: drug, narcotizing, narcotising, depressant.
- In the example corpus, narcotic often appears in combinations such as: narcotic drugs, the narcotic, of narcotic.
Context around Narcotic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 15 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Narcotic
- In this selection, "narcotic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, launched, trace, relative, drugs, drug and analgesics stand out and add context to how "narcotic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and trace narcotic products from and are felony narcotic and weapon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "narcotic" sits close to words such as aback, alexei and alligator, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with narcotic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There are two main types: non-narcotic analgesics for mild pain, and narcotic analgesics for severe pain. (17 words)
Anderson faces charges of conspiracy to commit grand larceny and possession of a Schedule I/II narcotic. (17 words)
Equivalent narcotic depth (END) is a commonly used way of expressing the narcotic effect of different breathing gases. (18 words)
A man from the Town of Maine is facing 17 charges, 16 of which are felony narcotic and weapon charges, after the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force executed a search warrant in the Town of Maine on Tuesday. (40 words)
Officers arrested Burnett, 38, for 3 counts of dealing cocaine or a narcotic drug level 4 felony, a count for dealing cocaine or narcotic drug level 2 felony and a misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana/hasish. (37 words)
On the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on Monday, Hyderabad Customs destroyed various Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances totally weighing around 8,946.263 kgs, under 'Say no to drugs' campaign. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
They were arrested on charges of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs and trafficking of narcotic drugs contrary to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance (Control) Act 2016.
Fitch was arrested for possession of a narcotic drug, dealing a narcotic drug, possession of marijuana, dealing marijuana and resisting law enforcement.
Njuoku was charged with unlawful control of narcotic drugs while Igbonjionu was held on the charge of unlawful possession of narcotic drug.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control () has launched narcotic drug serialization to track and trace narcotic products from the source of production to the consumer.
Officers arrested Burnett, 38, for 3 counts of dealing cocaine or a narcotic drug level 4 felony, a count for dealing cocaine or narcotic drug level 2 felony and a misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana/hasish.
The suspects face charges of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs contrary to section 4(1) and 2(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (control) Act 2016.
Although oxygen appears chemically more narcotic at the surface, relative narcotic effects at depth have never been studied in detail.
Equivalent narcotic depth (END) is a commonly used way of expressing the narcotic effect of different breathing gases.
Lettuce has mild narcotic properties; it was called "sleepwort" by the Anglo-Saxons because of this attribute, although the cultivated L. sativa has lower levels of the narcotic than its wild cousins.
There are two main types: non-narcotic analgesics for mild pain, and narcotic analgesics for severe pain.
A man from the Town of Maine is facing 17 charges, 16 of which are felony narcotic and weapon charges, after the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force executed a search warrant in the Town of Maine on Tuesday.
Anderson faces charges of conspiracy to commit grand larceny and possession of a Schedule I/II narcotic.
Both are accused of violating their bond conditions, Gonzales on an original charge of possession with intent to deliver a schedule I or II narcotic, and Hunt on an original charge of possession of fentanyl.
In a meeting with the NFR General Manager (Operations) Sunil Kumar Jha, Dr Saha raised the issue of narcotic transport using trains and security lapses on the part of the railway authorities.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the PMK leader, who is also a former Union minister, said the youth of Tamil Nadu are getting spoiled due to the use of narcotic substances.
Martinez-Garcia faces two charges of trafficking over 400 grams of a schedule-one narcotic, according to court records.
Martyn McDevitt tested positive for benzoylecgonine — a metabolite of the class A narcotic — after providing a roadside mouth swab to officers at ten o'clock in the morning.
Officers went in May to a home in the 4300 block of Kensington Avenue and found Ruby Garcia dead with “narcotic paraphernalia” underneath her, according to a search warrant filed in Kern County Superior Court.
On the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on Monday, Hyderabad Customs destroyed various Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances totally weighing around 8,946.263 kgs, under 'Say no to drugs' campaign.
Rafiq, arrested under the Public Safety Act (PSA), is named in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act cases as well as cases related to anti-national activities, the sources said.
Common combinations with narcotic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: