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

Need another word that means the same as “slumber”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “slumber” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Slumber” are: catch some z's, kip, log z's, sleep, be asleep, doze, rest, take a siesta, nap, take a nap, catnap, drowse, siesta

Slumber as a Noun

Definitions of "Slumber" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slumber” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A dormant or quiescent state.
• A natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended.
• A sleep.

Synonyms of "Slumber" as a noun (7 Words)

catnap	Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed.
doze	A light fitful sleep. I think I ll have a doze he said closing his eyes.
drowse	A light sleep; a condition of being half asleep. She awoke from a light drowse.
nap	A card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes. There wasn t time for a nap.
rest	An instance or period of resting. The car accelerates rapidly from rest.
siesta	An afternoon rest or nap, especially one taken during the hottest hours of the day in a hot climate. Everyone had a siesta for a few hours.
sleep	A gummy secretion found in the corners of the eyes after sleep. He talked in his sleep.

Usage Examples of "Slumber" as a noun

• Scaring folk from their slumbers.
• Calm as a child in dreamless slumber.

Slumber as a Verb

Definitions of "Slumber" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slumber” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Sleep.
• Be asleep.

Synonyms of "Slumber" as a verb (12 Words)

be asleep	Happen, occur, take place.
catch some z's	Perceive by hearing.
catnap	Have a short sleep during the day. Carradine catnapped in a hammock between two chairs.
doze	Sleep lightly or for a short period of time. I dozed off for a few seconds.
drowse	Be half asleep; doze intermittently. Any birds which the heat has not utterly drowsed.
kip	Be asleep.
log z's	Cut lumber, as in woods and forests.
nap	Sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day. She took to napping on the beach in the afternoons.
rest	Give a rest to. Rest assured.
sleep	Be in a state of sleep be asleep. He sleeps in Holywell cemetery.
take a nap	Experience or feel or submit to.
take a siesta	Be seized or affected in a specified way.

Usage Examples of "Slumber" as a verb

• Sleeping Beauty slumbered in her forest castle.
• The village street slumbered under the afternoon sun.

Associations of "Slumber" (30 Words)

awake	Mentally perceptive and responsive. Was now awake to the reality of his predicament.
awaken	Stop sleeping. Anna was awakened by the telephone.
bedding	A display of bedding plants. A bedding course of sand.
bedtime	The usual time when someone goes to bed. A bedtime story.
daydream	Have a daydream indulge in a fantasy. She was lost in a daydream.
deep	Far down or in deeply. A deep bow.
dormancy	The state in which a plant is alive but not actively growing. Some large volcanoes spend thousands of years in a state of dormancy.
doze	Sleep lightly. I dozed off for a few seconds.
dreaming	Imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake.
dreamy	Dreamy in mood or nature. The atmosphere is tranquil and dreamy.
drowse	Be on the verge of sleeping. He was beginning to drowse in his chair.
drowsy	Half asleep. The drowsy heat of the meadows.
hibernate	(of an animal or plant) spend the winter in a dormant state. Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves.
hibernation	Cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals. We shut down went into hibernation for a week.
hypnotism	The study or practice of hypnosis.
hypnotize	Induce hypnosis in. A witness had been hypnotized to enhance his memory.
insomnia	Habitual sleeplessness; inability to sleep.
loll	(of a part of the body) hang loosely; droop. He slumped against a tree trunk his head lolling back.
midnight	The middle period of the night. The midnight hours.
nap	Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed. She naps everyday after lunch for an hour.
nightmare	A terrifying or deeply upsetting dream. The nightmare of racial hatred.
oversleep	Sleep longer than intended. We talked until the early hours and consequently I overslept.
rouse	Cause to be agitated excited or roused. Rouse the cable out.
sleep	Be in a state of sleep be asleep. He sleeps in Holywell cemetery.
snore	The act of snoring or producing a snoring sound. She complained that her husband snores.
subconscious	The subconscious part of the mind not in technical use in psychoanalysis where unconscious is preferred. My subconscious fear.
tonight	During the night of the present day. Tonight is a night to remember.
wake	Cause to become awake or conscious. The motorboat s wake capsized the canoe.
waken	Cause to become awake or conscious. They combined to waken a forgotten and futile hope.
waking	Marked by full consciousness or alertness. Days of danger and nights of waking.