psychoactive

/ˈsaɪkoʊˌæktɪv/
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Definitions of psychoactive
  1. adjective
    affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes
    “psychoactive drugs”
    synonyms: psychotropic
    hallucinogenic
    capable of producing hallucinations
    mind-altering
    producing mood changes or distorted perception
    mind-expanding
    (of hallucinogenic drugs) giving a sense of heightened or broader awareness
    mind-bending, mind-blowing
    intensely affecting the mind especially in producing hallucinations
    psychedelic
    producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis
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    nonpsychoactive
    not affecting the mind or mental processes
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