Synonyms of bed

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noun

ˈbed 

1

as in mattress

a place set aside for sleeping

the sofa in the living room will be your bed for the night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mattress
• couch
• sofa
• bunk
• sack
• crib
• rack
• hay
• doss
• pad
• kip
• pallet
• lair
• futon
• bedstead
• hammock
• daybed
• cot
• studio couch
• sofa bed
• bunk bed
• cradle
• water bed
• four-poster
• bassinet
• feather bed
• trundle bed
• Murphy bed
• sleigh bed
• carry-cot
• shakedown

2

as in floor

the surface upon which a body of water lies

some prospectors supposedly found gold in the bed of that mountain stream

Synonyms & Similar Words

• floor
• bottom
• ground
• foundation
• basement
• base
• riverbed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• surface

3

as in sleep

a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself

I always brush my teeth and floss before going to bed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sleep
• napping
• slumber
• resting
• slumbering
• rest
• nap
• dozing
• shut-eye
• snoozing
• catnapping
• repose
• doze
• dreaming
• catnap
• drowse
• snooze
• siesta
• forty winks
• wink
• z's
• oversleeping
• rapid eye movement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wake
• consciousness
• wakefulness
• insomnia
• sleeplessness

bed

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verb

1

as in to retire

to go to one's bed in order to sleep

the campers all bedded down for the night around 9:00 p.m.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retire
• sleep
• nap
• settle
• turn in
• bunk
• crash
• doss (down)
• couch
• hit the hay
• perch
• slumber
• roost
• lie (down)
• doze
• drop off
• nod
• snooze
• recline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• awake
• arise
• wake
• get up
• awaken
• waken
• rouse
• arouse
• stir
• uprise
• shift
• bestir
• reawake
• reawaken

2

as in to lodge

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter

a walkway of flagstones firmly bedded in the earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lodge
• root
• embed
• implant
• put
• place
• impact
• entrench
• fix
• enroot
• stick
• beat (into)
• ingrain
• drive (into)
• establish
• infuse
• imbue
• instill
• settle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dislodge
• eliminate
• eradicate
• root (out)
• expel
• uproot
• remove
• eject
• detach
• disconnect
• disengage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bed

Noun

Division not only provides an opportunity for your plants to have a little extra growing room in the garden bed, but some see it as a way of getting free plants from your garden! — Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Rooms The 10 stand-alone suites (including two family units) are made of insulated canvas, with air conditioning, deeply comfortable king-size beds, and ensuite bathrooms. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Verb

These year-round sheets also work well for college dorms, minimizing the bedding a student needs to bring to campus. — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

Advertisement For most healthy people, bedding isn’t a major source of infectious disease. — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing bed

• bed of roses