naps

NOUN

short, light sleep

Synonyms

STRONG

break catnap doze interlude intermission nod pause respite rest shuteye siesta snooze spot

WEAK

few z's forty winks microsleep

Antonyms

STRONG

continuation

NOUN

grain of material

Synonyms

STRONG

down feel fiber grit outside pile roughness shag smoothness surface tooth wale warp weave weft woof

Antonyms

STRONG

inside interior middle

VERB

take a short, light sleep

Synonyms

STRONG

catnap doze drowse nod rack relax rest sleep snooze

WEAK

catch forty winks drop off get some shut-eye grab some z's nod off take a siesta take a snooze

Example Sentences

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“It’s not like you’re sleeping in a little sleeping cube,” Shiffrin says of her snooze routine, which long ago earned her the nickname Sir Naps a Lot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Naps are powerful things: During a long road trip, build in time to visit rest stops, not just to relieve yourself but to take a 20-minute nap.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2025

"Naps should be no more than 40 minutes long, ideally 20," Mobed offers as a key tip.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

Naps can also be particularly important for helping to keep those who don’t always work daytime schedules — such as airline pilots, commercial drivers, physicians or other shift workers — alert and sharp.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

"Naps upon Parnassus'" in 1658 contained Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary.

From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various