antianxiety drug vs anxiolytic drug

antianxiety drug and anxiolytic drug both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
antianxiety drug	Yes	No	No	No
anxiolytic drug	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, antianxiety drug and anxiolytic drug are synonyms defined as:

antianxiety drug and anxiolytic drug: a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability

Other synonyms of antianxiety drug include anxiolytic, minor tranquilizer, minor tranquilliser, minor tranquillizer.

antianxiety drug (noun)	anxiolytic drug (noun)
a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability	a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability