Synonyms of beds

beds 1 of 2

noun

plural of bed

1

as in mattresses

a place set aside for sleeping

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mattresses
• bunks
• sofas
• couches
• sacks
• racks
• cribs
• pads
• pallets
• hays
• kips
• bedsteads
• lairs
• dosses
• futons
• hammocks
• cots
• daybeds
• bunk beds
• sofa beds
• bassinets
• water beds
• studio couches
• four-posters
• feather beds
• cradles
• trundle beds
• Murphy beds
• sleigh beds
• carry-cots
• shakedowns

2

as in floors

the surface upon which a body of water lies

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• floors
• bottoms
• foundations
• ground
• riverbeds
• bases
• basements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• surfaces

beds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bed

1

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retires
• naps
• turns in
• sleeps
• settles
• dosses (down)
• crashes
• bunks
• hits the hay
• perches
• couches
• roosts
• lies (down)
• drops off
• nods
• dozes
• slumbers
• snoozes
• reclines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• arises
• wakes
• gets up
• awakes
• awakens
• rouses
• wakens
• stirs
• uprises
• arouses
• shifts
• bestirs
• reawakens
• reawakes

2

as in roots

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter

a walkway of flagstones firmly bedded in the earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roots
• lodges
• embeds
• implants
• places
• impacts
• enroots
• fixes
• entrenches
• puts
• sticks
• beats (into)
• drives (into)
• ingrains
• establishes
• infuses
• imbues
• instills
• settles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roots (out)
• eliminates
• dislodges
• uproots
• ejects
• expels
• removes
• eradicates
• detaches
• disconnects
• disengages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beds

Noun

Everyone has their own terrace, prettily planted with bougainvillaea and hibiscus, with a barbecue, sun beds, and hot tub or swimming pool. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

In the garden beds, the decorative pigs and cats were blown over. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

Among the summer-blooming flowers gracing its beds and trellises are poppies, dahlias, sunflowers, and clematis. — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Aug. 2026

Donations of antibiotics, bandages, blood pressure monitors and other equipment have been helpful, but the hospital still needs wheelchairs and more beds. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

The shelter, Rachel’s Promise for Women and Children, held 50 beds previously. — Trevor Morgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

In her dissent, Councilmember Park said the zones are an effective tool to keep areas clear after people are offered beds and services. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Master lease agreements with apartment complexes provide an additional 384 beds. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026

Through a new partnership with Monarch Recovery Centers, the District Attorney’s Office’s Chronic Offender Rehabilitation Effort, or CORE, gained access to 25 dedicated treatment beds in early August. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 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