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drowse

[drouz] / draʊz /
NOUN
doze
Synonyms
STRONG
catnap nap siesta slumber snooze
WEAK
forty winks shut-eye
Antonyms
STRONG
awakening consciousness wakefulness
NOUN
slumber
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coma dormancy stupor
STRONG
doze inactivity languor lethargy nap repose rest snooze torpor
WEAK
forty winks sack time shut-eye
Antonyms
STRONGEST
consciousness
STRONG
activity energy
WEAK
awakening wakefulness
VERB
doze
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drift off nod off snooze
STRONG
catnap sleep slumber
WEAK
catch a wink cop some z's drop off sleep lightly
VERB
drop off
Synonyms
WEAK
catnap doze doze off have forty winks nod nod off snooze
Antonyms
WEAK
awake go up increase receive rise take away wake
VERB
nap
Synonyms
STRONG
catnap doze 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
VERB
nod
Synonyms
STRONG
doze drift droop nap sleep slump
WEAK
be sleepy become inattentive drift off
Antonyms
STRONG
rise
VERB
rest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breathe lean lie down relax sit down stretch out
STRONG
doze dream idle laze loaf loll lounge nap nod recline repose slack slacken slumber snooze spell unbend unlax unwind
WEAK
be at ease be comfortable compose oneself ease off ease up let down let up lie by lie still put feet up refresh oneself slack off take a break take a nap take five take it easy take life easy take ten take time out wind down
Antonyms
STRONG
do energize
WEAK
activate be active carry out move stand walk
VERB
siesta
Synonyms
STRONG
catch catnap doze nod rack rest sleep snooze
WEAK
catch forty winks drop off get some shut-eye grab some z's nod off relax take a siesta take a snooze
VERB
sleep
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bed down doze fall asleep languish relax snooze
STRONG
bunk catnap crash dream flop hibernate nap nod oversleep repose rest retire slumber snore yawn
WEAK
catch a wink catch forty winks conk out cop some z's drop off fall out hit the hay hit the sack nod off sack out saw wood take a nap turn in zonk out zzz
Antonyms
STRONGEST
grow
STRONG
be active energize
WEAK
wake waken
VERB
snooze
Synonyms
STRONGEST
doze nod off
STRONG
catnap nap siesta slumber
WEAK
drop off take forty winks
Antonyms
WEAK
awaken wake up
VERB
weary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annoy bore depress dishearten exasperate exhaust fade irk tire
STRONG
burden cloy debilitate disgust distress drain droop enervate enfeeble fag fail fatigue flag glut harass jade nauseate oppress overwork pain plague sap sicken sink strain tax vex weaken weigh
WEAK
cause ennui fall off grow tired have had enough leave one cold lose interest make discontented take it out of tire out try the patience of tucker out wear down wear out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
comfort encourage excite invigorate make happy please refresh soothe
STRONG
aid assist calm cure energize help increase mend rise strengthen
WEAK
activate enliven
VERB
yawn
Synonyms
STRONG
divide doze expand gap gape give nap part sleep snooze spread yaw yawp
WEAK
fatigue catch flies
Antonyms
STRONG
close collect conceal connect gather hold join keep

Example Sentences

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The American cast keeps its English accents tidy but not its performances, and Director Alan Schneider lets the first act drowse.

From Time Magazine Archive

The town's park benches are crowded with bargain widowers -- husbands who drowse in the sunshine while their wives continue the hunt.

From Time Magazine Archive

Once ashore, the voyagers were soon far too busy to lose themselves in the drowse of flowers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its 2,000 readers supposed that like almost everything else in their quiet, moss-grown city, the Journal would now drowse off to sleep.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Twitching noase be one neame,” answered the hedgehog obstinately, “and a-twitching of that noase be another, me- aster. Now you move along, kind Measter Brock, and leave a poor crofter to teak ’is winter drowse.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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