somnolent

somnolent

adjective

Definition of SOMNOLENT

1

desiring or needing sleep <trying to teach somnolent students on a very hot day>

Synonyms dozy, drowsy, slumberous (or slumbrous), somnolent

Related Words asleep, dormant, dozing, resting, sleeping, slumbering; nodding, yawning

Near Antonyms restive, restless, sleepless; insomniac

Antonyms alert, awake, conscious, wakeful, wide-awake

2

tending to cause sleep <the somnolent hum of insects in the grass>

Synonyms drowsy, narcotic, opiate, sleepy, slumberous (or slumbrous), somniferous, somnolent, soporific

Related Words depressant, relaxant, sedative, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing); calming, comforting, lulling, pacifying, quieting, relaxing, restful, settling, soothing; analgesic, anesthetic, anesthetizing, benumbing, deadening, dulling, numbing; hypnotizing, mesmerizing, stupefying

Near Antonyms arousing, awakening, energizing, invigorating, rousing, stimulating, wakening, waking; bracing, refreshing, restorative, reviving, stimulative, stimulatory

Antonyms stimulant