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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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They took naps on Sunday to make sure they didn’t doze off.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

I’ll assume Shiffrin’s idyllic future may include a few more naps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

No bottles of wine cooling in the current, no talk of chickens or eggs or which one god invented first, no naps in the spots of sun.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Difficulty sleeping through the night, restless tossing, and frequent daytime naps are common early warning signs.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

As a result, he’d developed the habit of falling off into naps whenever he found a moment to relax.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier