Synonyms for psychedelic
ˌsaɪ kɪˈdɛl ɪkpsy·che·del·ic

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1. psychedelicadjective

   Synonyms:
   multi-coloured, trippy

2. psychedelicadjective

   awesome, cool, groovy

   Synonyms:
   multi-coloured, trippy

3. psychedelicadjective

   (Graphics etc.) Having bright colours, abstract shapes, etc. reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations or distortions of perception.

   Synonyms:
   multi-coloured, trippy

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1. psychedelicadjective

   producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis

   "psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and mescaline"

   Antonyms:
   colourless, unagitated, nonpsychoactive, colorless

2. psychedelicadjective

   having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states

   "a psychedelic painting"

   Antonyms:
   colourless, colorless, nonpsychoactive, unagitated

3. psychedelicadjective

   (of a mental state) characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair

   "a psychedelic experience"

   Antonyms:
   unagitated, colourless, nonpsychoactive, colorless

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1. Robin Carhart-Harris:

   We're beginning to identify the biological basis of the reported mind expansion associated with psychedelic drugs.

2. Rick Doblin:

   At a time when drug policy is being reevaluated, when marijuana looks like it's on the road toward legalization, when psychedelic medicine is moving forward through the FDA and we can envision a time when psychedelics are available as prescription medicines, how ayahuasca should be handled in a regulatory context is really up in the air.

3. Robin Carhart-Harris:

   Psychedelic drugs have potent psychological effects and are only given in our research when appropriate safeguards are in place, i wouldn't want members of the public thinking they can treat their own depressions by picking their own magic mushrooms. That kind of approach could be risky.

4. Brian Roth:

   Our hope is that we can use this information to ultimately make drugs that mimic the benefits of psychedelic drugs without the psychedelic experience, what if we could give people who are depressed or suffer from PTSD or anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder a medication, and they could wake up the next day and be fine without any side effects ? That would be transformative.

5. David Nutt:

   For the first time, we can really see what's happening in the brain during the psychedelic state, and can better understand why LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) had such a profound impact on self-awareness, this could have great implications for psychiatry.