take a nap

VERB

rest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breathe lean lie down relax sit down stretch out

STRONG

doze dream drowse 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 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

sleep

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bed down doze fall asleep languish relax snooze

STRONG

bunk catnap crash dream drowse 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 turn in zonk out zzz

Antonyms

STRONGEST

grow

STRONG

be active energize

WEAK

wake waken

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take a nap

"I'm going to go take a nap," Brown said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

“Most kids just want to have fun or take a nap, right?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

"Your brain has a really powerful influence on how much you fidget, how much you want to move, and how encouraged you are to take a nap," says Best.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2025

"Kohberger would be awake almost all night and would only take a nap during the day," police said, noting he would video chat with his mother "for hours each day".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025

As they are talking a woman across the aisle reprimands them; she’s been trying to take a nap, she says.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

take a nap

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