The vocabulary consists of several different antonyms for the term "gives shock." Some of them include comforting, soothing, calming, reassuring, placating, tranquilizing, relaxing, pacifying, dulling, sedating, and numbing. The connotation of each diverges from the original shock sensation, taking on a characterization of the polar opposite. While giving a shock may be startling or unnerving, providing comfort and reassurance or numbing the senses is calming, quieting, and peaceful. One can use different antonyms based on the context of the situation, but they all share the same feature of casting an effect that contradicts the idea of creating a shock.