CATNAPPED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

catnapped

verb

past tense of catnap

as in slept

to be in a state of sleep the children are catnapping, so please be quiet

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as in napped

to sleep lightly or briefly catnapped for 10 minutes and then went back to work

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What if people ate, slept, worked, read, and entertained among the art?

— Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
In one small study, office workers with windows got far more daytime light than colleagues without them and slept the better part of an hour longer at night.

— Randy J. Nelson, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

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The study found that participants who napped frequently, defined as most days or every day, had a 48% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who rarely or never napped.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Participants who exercised correctly recognized 56% of the images, compared with 57% among those who napped and 46% in the control group.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of napped

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But the 49ers are rested, just added DeForest Buckner and are a better team top to bottom.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Flick had rested Rodri against PSG to keep him fresh for the Real Madrid clash, but that decision backfired with both games ending in defeats.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

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