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slumberous

adjective
variants: or slumbrous

Synonyms and Antonyms of slumberous

1 desiring or needing sleep

  • parents putting their slumberous children to bed
Synonyms of slumberous

dozy, drowsy, sleepy, somnolent
Words Related to slumberous

asleep, dormant, dozing, resting, sleeping, slumbering

nodding, yawning
Near Antonyms of slumberous

restive, restless, sleepless

insomniac
Antonyms of slumberous

alert, awake, conscious, wakeful, wide-awake

2 tending to cause sleep

  • the slumberous murmer of the wind in the trees
Synonyms of slumberous

drowsy, hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sleepy, somniferous, somnolent, soporific
Words Related to slumberous

depressant, relaxant, sedative, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing)

calming, comforting, lulling, pacifying, quieting, relaxing, restful, settling, soothing

analgesic, anesthetic, anesthetizing, benumbing, deadening, dulling, numbing

hypnotizing, mesmerizing, stupefying
Near Antonyms of slumberous

arousing, awakening, energizing, invigorating, rousing, stimulating, wakening, waking

bracing, refreshing, restorative, reviving, stimulative, stimulatory
Antonyms of slumberous

stimulant

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