SLEEPWALKER Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

sleepwalker

noun

as in nightwalker

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early bird

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Recent Examples of sleepwalker This is getting a little bit into the weeds of it, but one of the changes was the storyline about Lowen being a sleepwalker in the book. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026 He is said to have come out of the state much faster than any sleepwalker could ever do. — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2025

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nightwalker

Noun

So a book detailing the existence of nightwalkers doesn’t exactly stop the presses.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 June 2026

Definition of nightwalker

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sleeps out

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sleepwalkers

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