Synonyms of coma

coma

noun

as in slumber

Related Words

• slumber
• hibernation
• rest
• sleep
• hypnosis
• torpor
• standstill
• remission
• impasse
• recession
• inertia
• repose
• inaction
• inertness
• suspension
• motionlessness
• abeyance
• downtime
• recess
• layoff
• suspense
• dormancy
• cold storage
• quiescence
• moratorium
• idleness
• doldrums
• latency
• suspended animation
• deep freeze
• holding pattern

Dissimilar Words

• continuation
• continuance
• resuscitation
• renewal
• resumption
• recommencement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coma

The Hulu series also stars Sam Nivola as a teenager who awakens from a coma after an accident believing his mother (Britton) is an impostor. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

For the last three, Corinealdi’s character, Jax, has maneuvered through family and marital stress, thrived against office politics and betrayals, endured a kidnapping, and nearly faced death before pulling through a coma after a near-fatal shooting. — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 12 Oct. 2026

The cause of death was not immediately available, but Dietl said that Muñoz had contracted COVID-19 during the pandemic, was put into a coma and ventilated and had been dealing with health issues ever since. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

The drug, pentobarbital, shuts down electrical activity in the brain, including neurons that control breathing, forcing the body into a coma-like state. — New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026