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

That means funding enough safe haven beds to meet demand and moving people into supportive housing quickly, so nobody who accepts an offer waits months for a unit. — Dave Giffen, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

Because readiness doesn’t wait for a bed to become available. — Zeynep Portway, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

Verb

Slime molds can affect other landscape plants often covering foliage and stems of low-growing bedding plants or mulches with a colorful coating. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026

The former Badcock Home Furniture building on the northwest side of the city will now carry books, bedding and beauty products, along with items for the house, car and patio. — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

Phrases Containing bed

• bed of roses