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snooze

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of snooze

1 a short sleep

  • took a snooze after lunch to refresh himself
Synonyms of snooze

catnap, doze, drowse, forty winks, kip [chiefly British], nap, siesta, wink
Words Related to snooze

repose, rest

slumber

bed

2 someone or something boring

  • man, that novel is a snooze—there's not one interesting character in it
Synonyms of snooze

bore, drag, drip, droner, dullsville, nudnik (also nudnick), snoozer, yawn, yawner
Words Related to snooze

bummer, downer

bromide, pill
Near Antonyms of snooze

blast, gas [slang], kick, rush, upper

snooze

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of snooze

1 to be in a state of sleep

  • snoozed through those long winter nights under a thick down comforter
Synonyms of snooze

catnap, doze, nap, rest, sleep, slumber
Words Related to snooze

drop off, drowse (off), nod off

oversleep, sleep in

dream, hibernate
Near Antonyms of snooze

arise, arouse, awake, rise, wake

2 to sleep lightly or briefly

  • she was just snoozing when she heard the knock at the door
Synonyms of snooze

catnap, doze, drowse, kip [British], nap, slumber
Words Related to snooze

relax, repose, rest

couch, lay, lie, roost

lull
Near Antonyms of snooze

arise, arouse, awake, awaken, get up, rise, rouse, uprise, wake (up), waken

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