1. reducing or preventing anxiety
Usage: medical

1. a drug or substance that reduces anxiety
Usage: medical

Examples

• The doctor prescribed an anxiolytic medication to help with her panic attacks.
• Benzodiazepines are commonly used anxiolytic drugs.
• The anxiolytic effects of the medication became apparent within an hour.
• He was looking for natural anxiolytic remedies to manage his stress.
• The psychiatrist explained how anxiolytic treatments work in the brain.
• Some herbal teas have mild anxiolytic properties.