COMA Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

coma

noun

Definition of coma

as in slumber

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Recent Examples of coma And the fact that Maridueña spends much of his time in a coma is a waste for the Cobra Kai alumni, who is such a delight onscreen. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026 Fletcher suffered brain damage and multiple fractures to his skull, and later released photos of himself lying in a coma to raise awareness about the dangers of such pitchside walls. — Stuart James, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The morning after Kylie confesses her love to the devoted Gideon (Xolo Maridueña), he’s hit by a car and sinks into a coma. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 But things take a turn when her daughter Kylie (Joey King), falls in love, only for her boyfriend Gideon (played by Xolo Maridueña) to be hit by a car and put in a coma all thanks to the Owens love curse. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coma

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Noun

Above-average rainfall in June and August, along with several cold fronts sweeping across the region, woke the seeds from a lengthy slumber to transform the landscape.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
If only professional old salt Wyck (Stephen Root) would quit with the doomsday prophecies about the fog being a sign of the island waking from malevolent slumber.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of slumber

Noun

Disturbing them during this period could lead them to travel to other, lower quality, hibernation sites, putting them at risk during the winter.

— Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026
Losing to the Clippers was the precursor to the Jazz blowing up their team a year later; Utah only came out of hibernation this past summer.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of hibernation

Noun

High-intensity interval training and long-duration intense cardio spike cortisol significantly, and doing them too often without recovery can keep the hormone elevated, but rest and frequency matter more than avoidance.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Pilots and flight attendants can run up against federal duty limits and rest rules.

— Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of rest

Noun

Rohrscheib said the brain needs a slight drop in core body temperature, usually by one degree, to initiate sleep.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Needing coffee immediately upon waking and experiencing afternoon fatigue, irritability, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, sleep disturbances, and sugar cravings.

— Marie Bladt, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sleep

Noun

Emmy Brunner’s residential retreats combine hypnosis and somatic practice.

— Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026
Over the following five weeks, four more episodes follow him through regression hypnosis, a naked woodland cult and a flotation tank, trailed by a life coach played by comedian Will Hislop, whose credentials came from Instagram.

— Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of hypnosis

Noun

Guglielmo wondered whether godwits did something similar, even though hanging motionless in a torpor seems pretty different from flying.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
For all its characteristic restraint and formal diligence, Killing Spree is a book that wants to make noise, to cut through the dead air with cries of grief and rage, undoing our own savage torpor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of torpor

Noun

But as those reports circulated, and concern mounted over the business reaching a standstill as the parties to the suit waited for a trial date, several major Hollywood players began pushing for a settlement.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Unleaded gas has not fallen below $2 since the 2020 Covid pandemic, which brought the global economy to a near standstill for months.

— Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026

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