BEDS Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of beds

plural of bed

as in mattresses

a place set aside for sleeping the sofa in the living room will be your bed for the night

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as in floors

the surface upon which a body of water lies some prospectors supposedly found gold in the bed of that mountain stream

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surfaces

beds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bed

as in retires

to go to one's bed in order to sleep the campers all bedded down for the night around 9:00 p.m.

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as in roots

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter a walkway of flagstones firmly bedded in the earth

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Recent Examples of beds

Noun

At its main shelter on Gresham Road, which holds 400 beds, crews began loading vans with cots and other supplies to stock warming centers set to open across the county as overnight temperatures drop below 35 degrees. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026 Phase 1, scheduled to open in 2026, will renovate the existing building to include a 6- to 10-chair Behavioral Health Urgent Care and 48 acute inpatient beds. — Chase Jordan november 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026 In Albuquerque, New Mexico, short-staffing forced the hospital to take many of its beds offline and stopped it from operating on severe heart attacks. — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026 Video from the school showed colorful classrooms and a room lined with beds where young children could rest. — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026 Oh homelessness, Gaspar called for tying city spending to measurable results, while Worth Girvan advocated expanding interim housing and treatment beds and replacing the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority with a more accountable system. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026 To keep your house smelling good, wash your pet beds, clean your litter boxes, and address any accidents. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2026 Connecting rooms, roll-out beds, and babysitting services are also available. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026 Hospitals with fewer than 100 beds would have received an average increase of about 7%. — Ted Okon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Verb

The character is an adult who drinks, wears impeccable clothing, and beds women—the familiar Bond tropes. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026 That includes throw rugs, sheets, blankets, pillow covers, and beds your pet uses, says Bryant. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 May 2026 His lyrics detail a process of active healing, gesturing at a contentedness that beds in as your 20 begin to wane. — Liam Inscoe-Jones, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026 But Friedenbach does credit the mayor's approach to drug treatment, calling the expansion of treatment beds a positive step, including the opening of five hundred new shelter and recovery beds specifically designed to help people get essential drug treatment. — Ryan Yamamoto, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 Bedsure Teddy Fleece Throw Blanket Give sofas or beds a cozy upgrade with this teddy fleece throw blanket that's available in a slew of colors, including festive hues like red and olive green. — Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025 Beds that are completely mixed won’t have the impact that beds of one or two or three complementary colors will have. — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025 But none of those operations could match the location and the great fishing off the Point Loma kelp beds that the Point Loma called home. — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beds

Noun

First responders in Brooklyn worked to clear a massive heap that included mattresses, a broken sink and a refrigerator tossed on its side.

— Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Dating back to 1853, Ostermoor’s mattresses have a storied history.

— Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of mattresses

Noun

The living spaces are impeccably done in muted earth tones and white plaster floors, accented with handmade rugs, African art and textiles, fur throws, and a fireplace.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2026
The evening celebrated Villeneuve alongside artist Vija Celmins, known for her depictions of ocean surfaces, desert floors and night skies.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of floors

Verb

However, her performance soon takes on a more grounded, childlike cadence, which roots the supposedly amnesiac Margot a little too firmly within the literal, especially for a tale whose poetry lies in its uncanniness.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Instead, Nowell roots the band’s sound in the mid-’90s and keeps his vocal mannerisms as close to Bradley’s as possible.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026

Definition of roots

Noun

Although my room had six bunks, my only roommate was a quiet man from Switzerland who was also traveling from LA to San Francisco, but by bike.

— David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Two-thirds of the building had been converted into sleeping barracks, with double-decker bunks crowded one against the other.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of bunks

Verb

Everyone from the guides to the dining staff have come to know the area well over the years of preparation to open—and deeply love the animals and scenery that lodges like this one aim to protect.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Their work lodges itself into the psyche like a sliver of wood thrust beneath a fingernail.

— Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026