Synonyms of yawning

yawning 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in nodding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nodding
• sleeping
• resting
• dozing
• dormant
• asleep
• slumbering
• drowsy
• somnolent
• slumbrous
• sleepy
• slumberous
• dozy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• awake
• conscious
• alert
• wakeful
• wide-awake
• restless
• sleepless
• restive
• insomniac

2

as in gaping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gaping
• wide
• exposed
• revealed
• unlocked
• unoccupied
• unlatched
• unsealed
• unfastened
• vacant
• unbarred
• empty
• emptied
• unbuttoned
• unfolded
• unbolted
• unfurled
• unclasped
• navigable
• unobstructed
• unclenched
• cleared
• unclosed
• unzipped
• passable
• open
• unstopped
• clear
• enterable
• unclogged
• free

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stopped
• shut
• closed
• blocked
• clogged
• stuffed
• plugged
• obstructed
• jammed
• uncleared
• impassable
• impassible
• hampered
• constricted
• cramped
• hindered
• encumbered
• gated
• blockaded
• dammed
• barricaded
• trammelled
• impeded
• trammeled
• interfered (with)

yawning

2 of 2

verb

present participle of yawn

as in snoring

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snoring
• snorting
• sniffing
• gasping
• snuffling
• panting
• wheezing
• snuffing
• huffing
• puffing
• whiffing
• blowing (out)
• breathing
• suspiring
• inspiring
• respiring
• expiring
• drawing
• inbreathing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• choking
• suffocating
• gagging
• asphyxiating
• smothering
• stifling
• strangling
• throttling
• garotting
• garroting