Anxiolytic drug and Antianxiety agent

Anxiolytic drug noun - A tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability.

Antianxiety agent and anxiolytic drug are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Antianxiety agent" instead a noun phrase "Anxiolytic drug".

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

Anxiolytic drug and antianxiety agent are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Anxiolytic drug" with "Antianxiety agent", this phrases are similar.