Synonyms of napping

napping 1 of 3

adjective

as in sleeping

being in a state of suspended consciousness

the napping children looked so peaceful

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sleeping
• asleep
• resting
• dormant
• at rest
• dozing
• slumbering
• nodding
• dreaming
• drowsy
• sleepy
• somnolent
• comatose
• slumberous
• semiconscious
• hypnotized
• sleepwalking
• reposing
• mesmerized
• somnambulant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• awake
• sleepless
• wakeful
• aware
• wide-awake
• conscious
• sleepless
• up
• awakened
• aroused
• revived
• roused
• wakened
• astir
• reawakened

napping

2 of 3

noun

as in sleep

a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself

some people think that napping in the afternoon will keep you from sleeping well at night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sleep
• resting
• bed
• slumbering
• slumber
• nap
• rest
• snoozing
• dozing
• catnapping
• shut-eye
• catnap
• siesta
• repose
• dreaming
• doze
• snooze
• drowse
• z's
• forty winks
• wink
• oversleeping
• rapid eye movement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• consciousness
• wake
• wakefulness
• insomnia
• sleeplessness

napping

3 of 3

verb

present participle of nap

1

as in resting

to sleep lightly or briefly

decided to let the kids nap for a few more minutes before waking them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resting
• relaxing
• snoozing
• dozing
• slumbering
• drowsing
• catnapping
• lying
• kipping
• reposing
• laying
• roosting
• couching
• lulling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• arising
• awakening
• waking (up)
• uprising
• rousing
• arousing
• getting up
• awaking
• wakening

2

as in dozing

to be in a state of sleep

I'm just going to nap the entire afternoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sleeping
• resting
• dozing
• snoozing
• slumbering
• catnapping
• dropping off
• dreaming
• sleeping in
• hibernating
• nodding off
• drowsing (off)
• oversleeping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• waking
• arising
• arousing
• awaking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of napping

Noun

How Sleep Patterns Connect to Hemorrhoid Risk A study published in Neuropsychiatric Research in August 2026 examined whether sleep patterns like insomnia, sleep duration and daytime napping may influence the risk of developing hemorrhoids. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

By nine-thirty, people were stretched out on the soft grass, napping, reading, and revelling in the previous night’s victory. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

When temperatures eventually dip, Shah likes keeping an extra blanket in the car—a place where many babies do their best napping, much to their parents’ delight. — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026

Any signs of enthusiasm for the meal created suspicions of cook-napping. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

Our agenda includes promenading with the official mascots, catching up on our napping, and looking in on the Pharmalot ancestor. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 2 July 2026

My 5-year-old corgi, Luna, is a dedicated burrower—any blanket, pillow or soft corner in the house quickly becomes her personal napping spot. — Jessica Moore, USA Today, 27 June 2026

The findings don’t mean long naps cause liver disease, but that napping might indicate that poor sleep, insulin resistance, or sleep apnea needs attention. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 June 2026

Morning naps were linked to about a 30% increase in mortality risk, and each additional hour of daily napping was associated with about a 13% higher risk, the study found. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026

Verb

Andrew was napping on a couch in the family home when he was struck up to 11 times with a hatchet. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Longer sleep duration was linked to about 16% higher odds, and daytime napping to about 14% higher odds. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Counterintuitively for sleep-optimization crowds, longer sleep duration was linked to about 16% higher odds, and daytime napping to about 14% higher odds, complicating the assumption that more sleep is always protective. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

There are five sculptures, one for each of de Monteflores’s children; and Fraser herself was a toddler when the paintings on view were made, likely napping, her mother has said, while the work took shape. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

The data showed that sperm whales napping near the surface blew bubbles 11 times on average during their naps, compared to three or four times by those whales making a slow ascent. — ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

There was nothing comfier, or more quintessentially childhood-coded, than wrapping myself in a patchwork throw and napping the entire five-and-a-half-hour drive to the family vacation home in Vermont. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026

Primates napping next to another animal or playing with them offers no readily apparent rewards—suggesting that this innate curiosity and friendliness is more deeply ingrained in humanity’s evolutionary journey. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026

Kayaking, paddleboarding, and other aquatic sports are also available, though sun-seekers will be perfectly content lounging, reading, and napping with the property’s flat-as-glass horizon as the background. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2026