Synonyms of drowsy

drowsy

adjective

1

as in sleepy

desiring or needing sleep

the drowsy students shuffled into the first-period class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sleepy
• sleeping
• resting
• somnolent
• slumbrous
• slumberous
• asleep
• dozy
• dormant
• nodding
• dozing
• slumbering
• yawning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conscious
• awake
• wakeful
• alert
• wide-awake
• restless
• sleepless
• restive
• insomniac

• conscious
• awake
• wakeful
• alert
• wide-awake
• restless
• sleepless
• restive
• insomniac

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2

as in hypnotic

tending to cause sleep

listened to drowsy music while waiting in the dentist's office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hypnotic
• sleepy
• soporific
• narcotic
• soothing
• slumbrous
• somnolent
• opiate
• slumberous
• hypnotizing
• depressant
• comforting
• sedative
• somniferous
• quieting
• relaxing
• relaxant
• dulling
• restful
• tranquilizing
• calming
• tranquillizing
• settling
• anesthetic
• analgesic
• deadening
• benumbing
• lulling
• numbing
• stupefying
• mesmerizing
• pacifying
• anesthetizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulant
• waking
• stimulating
• rousing
• arousing
• energizing
• refreshing
• bracing
• awakening
• reviving
• restorative
• stimulative
• wakening
• stimulatory
• invigorating

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• stimulant
• waking
• stimulating
• rousing
• arousing
• energizing
• refreshing
• bracing
• awakening
• reviving
• restorative
• stimulative
• wakening
• stimulatory
• invigorating

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