DROWSY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DROWSY?

Need another word that means the same as “drowsy”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “drowsy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Drowsy” are: oscitant, yawning, dozy, drowsing, sleepy, half asleep, heavy, nodding, groggy, somnolent, ready for bed, soporific, somniferous, narcotic, sedative, calmative, tranquillizing

Drowsy as an Adjective

Definitions of "Drowsy" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “drowsy” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Causing sleepiness.
• Sleepy and lethargic; half asleep.
• Half asleep.
• (of a place) peaceful and quiet.
• Showing lack of attention or boredom.

Synonyms of "Drowsy" as an adjective (17 Words)

calmative	(of a drug) having a sedative effect.
dozy	Half asleep. A tired dozy child.
drowsing	Half asleep. It seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing or dozing professor.
groggy	Dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow. The sleeping pills had left her feeling groggy.
half asleep	Partial.
heavy	Large and powerful especially designed for heavy loads or rough work. The traffic was heavy and I was delayed.
narcotic	Of or relating to or designating narcotics. Narcotic drugs.
nodding	Having branches or flower heads that bend downward. Nodding daffodils.
oscitant	Showing lack of attention or boredom.
ready for bed	Made suitable and available for immediate use.
sedative	Tending to soothe or tranquilize. The seeds have a sedative effect.
sleepy	(of a business or organization) lacking the ability or will to respond to change; not dynamic. The one time sleepy world of pensions.
somniferous	Sleep inducing. Lifeless actors made the experience even more somniferous for the audiences.
somnolent	Abnormally drowsy. The sound had a somnolent effect.
soporific	Sleepy or drowsy. Some medicine made her soporific.
tranquillizing	(of a drug) having a calming or sedative effect. The large windows accentuate the tranquillizing view.
yawning	Showing lack of attention or boredom. The yawning gap between rich and poor.

Usage Examples of "Drowsy" as an adjective

• Made drowsy by the long ride.
• The wine had made her drowsy.
• The drowsy heat of the meadows.
• A drowsy suburb called Surrey Hills.

Associations of "Drowsy" (30 Words)

asleep	Not attentive or alert; inactive. His legs were asleep.
bed	Place plants in a prepared bed of soil. Crazy paving has to be bedded on a solid base of hard core.
dispirited	Having lost enthusiasm and hope; disheartened. A dispirited and resigned expression on her face.
dormancy	The state in which a disease causes no symptoms but is not cured and is liable to recur. His prolonged dormancy ended with the publication of Collected Poems.
dormant	(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct. The successful consortium included a dormant company.
doze	A light fitful sleep. I dozed off for a few seconds.
dreaming	Imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake.
dreamy	Dreamy in mood or nature. A dreamy boy who grew up absorbed in poetry.
drowse	Be sluggish or inactive. She awoke from a light drowse.
drowsiness	A feeling of being sleepy and lethargic; sleepiness. This drug can cause drowsiness.
exhausted	Drained of energy or effectiveness extremely tired completely exhausted. The day s shopping left her exhausted.
feeble	Failing to convince or impress. Feeble efforts.
groggy	Dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow. The sleeping pills had left her feeling groggy.
lackadaisical	Lacking spirit or liveliness. A lackadaisical defence left Spurs adrift in the second half.
languid	Lacking spirit or liveliness. A languid mood.
languor	Tiredness or inactivity, especially when pleasurable. The afternoon was hot quiet and heavy with languor.
lassitude	A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness. She was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed.
lethargic	Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic. I felt tired and a little lethargic.
lethargy	A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness. A history of weight loss lethargy and fluid retention.
listless	Lacking zest or vivacity. He was listless and bored.
nap	Sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day. There wasn t time for a nap.
rest	Put something in a resting position as for support or steadying. Rest assured.
sleep	Be asleep. He sleeps in Holywell cemetery.
sleepy	Ready to fall asleep. Beginning to feel sleepy.
sluggish	(of business) not active or brisk. A sluggish stream.
sluggishness	Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy. The general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends.
somnolence	A very sleepy state.
somnolent	Abnormally drowsy. The sound had a somnolent effect.
tired	(especially of a statement or idea) boring or uninteresting because overfamiliar. I have to look after these animals when you get tired of them.
uninterested	Not having or showing interest. An uninterested spectator.