Antianxiety agent and Anxiolytic

Antianxiety agent

Antianxiety agent noun - A drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity.

Anxiolytic and antianxiety agent are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Anxiolytic" with "Antianxiety agent", this terms are similar.

Anxiolytic

Anxiolytic noun - A tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability.
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Antianxiety agent and anxiolytic are semantically related. You can use "Antianxiety agent" instead a noun "Anxiolytic".
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