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slumbering

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of slumbering

being in a state of suspended consciousness
  • made a comparison between the inattentive nation and a slumbering giant
Synonyms of slumbering

asleep, dormant, dozing, napping, resting, sleeping
Words Related to slumbering

drowsy, nodding, sleepy, slumberous (or slumbrous), somnolent

dreaming, reposing

hypnotized, mesmerized

comatose, semiconscious

sleepwalking, somnambulant
Phrases Synonymous with slumbering

at rest
Near Antonyms of slumbering

aware, conscious

sleepless

aroused, astir, awakened, roused, up, wakened

reawakened, revived
Antonyms of slumbering

awake, sleepless, wakeful, wide-awake

slumbering

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of slumbering

a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself
  • My peaceful slumbering was interrupted by a ring of the doorbell.
Synonyms of slumbering

bed, catnapping, dozing, napping, repose, rest, resting, shut-eye, sleep, slumber, snoozing, z's (or zs)
Words Related to slumbering

catnap, doze, drowse, forty winks, nap, siesta, snooze, wink

oversleeping

dreaming, rapid eye movement
Near Antonyms of slumbering

insomnia, sleeplessness
Antonyms of slumbering

consciousness, wakefulness

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