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napping
adjective as in asleep
adjective as in careless
Strongest matches
adjective as in drowsy
adjective as in off-guard
adjective as in resting
adjective as in sleeping
adjective as in unawake
adjective as in unprepared
adjective as in unthinking
Weak matches
- blundering
- brutish
- feckless
- foolish
- heedless
- impulsive
- inadvertent
- inconsiderate
- indelicate
- insensitive
- instinctive
- mechanical
- negligent
- oblivious
- outrageous
- rash
- rude
- selfish
- senseless
- tactless
- thoughtless
- uncaring
- unconscious
- undiplomatic
- unheeding
- unintended
- unmeant
- unmindful
- unpremeditated
- unreasoning
- untactful
- unwise
- vacant
- witless
adverb as in off-guard
Example Sentences
The Incorrigible Lumleys began their day’s to-doawoos by visiting Fern and Edward in the babies’ room, and offering some brief lessons in yapping, woofing, howling, burping, wiggling, napping, and other essential skills.
“Nature is red in tooth and claw, governess. Tooth and claw! You don’t want to let it catch you napping.”
So I'm happy to talk about napping and my love of eyeliner.
Levante pulled level in the 21st minute as Atletico were caught napping at a corner and Sanchez nodded home at the back post after he was left completely unmarked.
The nonprofit National Sleep Foundation recommends people gradually adjust their sleep schedule to acclimate to the reconfigured clock, including by napping, and use relaxation techniques such as meditation and breathing exercises to calm themselves.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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