BEDS Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

beds 1 of 2

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

The new constructions added nearly 3,000 beds to the state’s capacity for those detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026 With beds for ten, this former 1860s church sets the stage for an atmospheric fall trip with friends. — Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026 However, aid organizations say there aren’t enough beds for minors in Ceuta. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026 The firm estimates that building enough hospital beds to solve Nigeria’s shortage is at least a $12 billion market opportunity. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026 On the east side of the property are drying beds for the biosolids. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026 Cots are free and additional beds can be added to the suites at a cost of $175. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 Both Makgadikgadi and Laikipia are known for their star beds—open-air sleeping platforms—which can be a fun way to round out the adventures of the day. — Emily Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2026 Salomon started out cleaning the beds of trash trucks and then worked as a helper to the drivers, jumping out to adjust the bins so the truck’s forks could slide into the slots and lift up the bins to dump the load into the hopper. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 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

Fans responded by burning mattresses on campus in anger and urinating on T-shirts with Kiffin’s face on them.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
In the gymnastics room, mattresses lay on the floor for medical personnel to sleep on.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of mattresses

Noun

The company had employees on other floors, too, with about 1,100 in the building that day.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Sekou Siby should have been 107 floors above Manhattan, supervising the breakfast cold- food station at the iconic Windows on the World restaurant.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of floors

Verb

Fund debt paydown out of the same budget as new AI use cases so that every model that ships also retires a data-quality issue on its critical path.

— Gopichand Mannava, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Supporting the Sentinel transition The Grey Wolf will also help as the Air Force brings in the LGM-35A Sentinel and retires the Minuteman III facilities.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of retires

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

The American walks into a meeting room in Las Vegas’ New York-New York hotel, dressed in bold pink tracksuit bottoms, with the WBC welterweight title belt draped over his shoulder, talking as fast as his fists fly.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Rather than the full-fledged bell bottoms of the disco age, these sleek new styles offer a subtler, more streamlined look.

— Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2026