Sleepy synonyms
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The definition of tired is being bored with something, or something that has become stale or being fatigued and in need of rest.
Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy.
The definition of sluggish is slow, very tired or inactive.
Causing sleep or drowsiness; soporific
Not intensely or keenly felt:
Slumberous.
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awake (antonym)
Completely conscious; not in a state of sleep.
awareness (related)
Ready for or needing sleep
(Archaic) soporific, sleep-inducing
ready to fall asleep
dormitive
Causing sleep.
Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing
The definition of dormant is someone or something inactive, sleeping or quiet.
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Half asleep; drowsy.
Of, relating to, or intended for one addicted to a narcotic.
energetic (antonym)
Of or relating to energy.
ready to fall asleep
The definition of listless is someone who is lacking in energy or vitality and does not extend physical effort.
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Ready for or needing sleep
Bringing sleep, quiet, or ease; narcotic
Inducing or causing sleep
Not affecting the plane of polarized light: said of some isomers of certain optically active crystalline substances
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific.
Inducing or tending to induce sleep.
Showing little interest; apathetic:
alert (antonym)
Alert describes a person or thing extremely aware of what is going on with their surroundings, and is often ready to quickly respond to a possibly dangerous situation.
animated (antonym)
(FILMS & VIDEO) Of or having to do with an animated cartoon or its preparation
Depleted; in a state of exhaustion.
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misty (related)
lonely (related)
quaint (related)
Synonym Study
- Slumberous , also a formal or poetic equivalent, sometimes suggests latent powers in repose a slumberous city
- Somnolent is a formal equivalent of either of the preceding, though it more frequently refers to the stillness of the subject or to the subject's tendency to induce drowsiness the somnolent voice of the speaker
- Drowsy stresses the sluggishness or lethargic heaviness accompanying sleepiness the drowsy sentry fought off sleep through the watch
- Sleepy applies to a person who is nearly overcome by a desire to sleep and, figuratively, suggests either the power to induce sleepiness or a quiet stillness resembling or conducive to sleep a sleepy town, song, etc.
Find another word for sleepy. In this page you can discover 38 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sleepy, like: tired, drowsy, sluggish, slumberous, dull, lethargic, slumbery, awake, awareness, soporiferous and sleepyheaded.