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