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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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The Artemis II crew also shared how they managed naps in the tight confines of the Orion.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

In 1987, an elderly woman in Fort Lee, N.J., naps beside a small Christmas tree; expertly framed, her torso is blanketed by the skeleton fronds of a nearby potted palm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

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

The merchants finally roused themselves from their naps under the poplar trees.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri