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

Families and physicians warn that uprooting residents with Alzheimer’s can trigger dangerous decline, while a severe shortage of specialized beds in the South Bay deepens a looming public health crisis. — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

In the thermal pool, guests lie or sit on underwater hydro-massage beds and seats while lumbar jets pummel the muscles most nicely. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026

Santa Clara University officials envision a development with 345 bedrooms and 474 beds. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

The clinical home ecosystem has become the defining phrase of the 2025 to 2026 wellness spending cycle, as buyers stack cold plunges, red light beds and neurotech into serious at-home recovery setups. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

The nursing home committee can have up to 35 members responsible for helping oversee 3,737 beds across 32 facilities, according to Tuesday’s report. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026

Solbasium, whose beds are used by 12 NFL teams, is launching a $15,000 Nova bed that plugs into a standard outlet, well below the $60,000-plus price tags of older clinical units. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

Video footage of the dogs at Dingo Doggies Campus shows the pups walking on treadmills, training in the gym and relaxing on beds while booms and fireworks sounds can be heard in the background. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 July 2026

The sophisticated rooms and suites feel like home, with plush couches and beds. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 2 July 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