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

Iran makes another push before heading home In a sign of Tehran’s apparent sense of urgency, Pezeshkian hosted the prime minister of Qatar, the mediator in the indirect talks, early Friday before much of New York rolled out of bed. — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

In a sign of Tehran’s apparent sense of urgency, Pezeshkian hosted the prime minister of Qatar, the mediator in the indirect talks, early Friday before much of New York rolled out of bed. — Cara Anna, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Verb

Kate Pearce, founder of Kate Pearce Vintage, says these groups sometimes use them as bedding or padding for animals. — Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 12 Sep. 2026

Under one shelf was a twin size mattress with bedding, under the other were shoes. — Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing bed

• bed of roses