napped

verb

past tense of nap
1
as in rested
to sleep lightly or briefly decided to let the kids nap for a few more minutes before waking them

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2
as in slept
to be in a state of sleep I'm just going to nap the entire afternoon

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Recent Examples of napped 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 That combination is aimed particularly at high-volume production of fleece, brushed and napped fabrics, including textiles used in softshell garments. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 Some napped under trees, while others rested behind trash and recycling cans. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Toast, a goldendoodle, napped in a wagon pulled by her owner Laura Jaworski. — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 As the story goes, Helou and neighbor Ryan Burke — a tech veteran and fellow dad — dreamed up the concept during playdates, sketching the framework while their kids napped. — Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 At the time, prosecutors said the two guards shopped online, took breaks, and napped instead of checking Epstein’s cell every 30 minutes as required. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026 A couple napped under a striped umbrella. — Lisa A. Beach, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026 The results revealed subjects who napped had weaker synaptic connections in their brains than those who stayed awake. — Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for napped
  1. rested
  2. slept
  3. dozed
  4. relaxed
  5. slumbered
  6. drowsed
  7. snoozed
Verb
  • The defense rested its case on Thursday in the death penalty case of Alberto Sierra, who admitted to snuffing the lives of his estranged wife and her two young daughters with a plastic bag.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Kansas City Chiefs return from their bye week well-rested and sitting at 4-0.
    — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of rested
Verb
  • The findings at Abric Romaní are different because the finds come from a place where Neanderthals lived, slept, cooked, and made tools over the course of some 20,000 years.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Most dogs slept on the bed or in the same room as their humans.
    — Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of slept
Verb
  • The toothless man nodded, and the fat woman dozed.
    — Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of dozed
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  • The canal sparkled gray-green in the sunlight and on the opposite bank, people walked their dogs and relaxed on benches along 365’s esplanade.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In a picture shared in the post taken on Fall Picture Day, Cagle said Burfield had relaxed smile and a sense of ease.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of relaxed
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  • Some, perhaps, slumbered through repetitive regional games and inconsequential friendlies.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • But the nannies had to get up in the night at the sound of my shrieks while my parents slumbered with ear-plugs in.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of slumbered
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  • Some shaggy buffalo drowsed in a patch of shade, and a hose fed water into a large puddle where a white goose paddled in tight circles.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • The dog, Russ, drowsed on the floor at his owner’s feet, drooling onto the tile.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Definition of drowsed
Verb
  • As a result, many subjects were depicted reclining or seated; some, like Tilley, who worked nights and posed for Freud during the day, simply snoozed.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Once a boomtown at the confluence of the Great Lakes and Erie Canal, Buffalo snoozed through much of the 20th century.
    — CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Definition of snoozed

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“Napped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/napped. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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