neuroleptic

Other forms of neuroleptic

plural

neuroleptics·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about neuroleptic

What does neuroleptic mean?

neuroleptic means "tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired".

How many syllables are in neuroleptic?

neuroleptic has 5 syllables: ne-u-ro-lep-tic. The stress falls on "lep".

What is another word for neuroleptic?

Close synonyms include major tranquilizer, major tranquillizer, major tranquilliser, antipsychotic drug, antipsychotic agent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is neuroleptic a common word?

neuroleptic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.