SNOOZE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of snooze

as in nap

a short sleep took a snooze after lunch to refresh himself

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as in yawn

someone or something boring man, that novel is a snooze—there's not one interesting character in it

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snooze

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verb

ˈsnüz

as in to sleep

to be in a state of sleep snoozed through those long winter nights under a thick down comforter

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as in to nap

to sleep lightly or briefly she was just snoozing when she heard the knock at the door

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Noun

Then go have a snooze, and then a light dinner and dancing. — Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 However, when having a little extra snooze might mean missing on an awesome deal, something just clicked. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026

Verb

After milking, the cows would return themselves to their fresh pasture and spend the day grazing, snoozing, licking one another, and cooling off in the shade of pine trees. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 Hill suggests snoozing on this put-off-able to-do until the springtime. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for snooze

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Noun

Endless football, someone raving about artichoke dip, young parents discussing nap schedules.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Fish that spent more of their inactive, sleep-like periods at night generally lived longer, while those that showed more inactivity during the day — the fish version of an afternoon nap — tended to have shorter lifespans.

— Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of nap

Noun

The results are only so-so as Tony Stark tussles with PTSD, criminally underused antagonist Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) and yawn-worthy villain Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce).

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
At moments in the song, Minogue pitches the word down, a cavernous yawn resounding far from the lub-dub of forever.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 26 July 2026

Definition of yawn

Verb

By chance, her parents and her sister had left the house just three days before the strike, because her mother couldn’t sleep.

— Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Samsung noted that my BMI could be better, but gave me high grades for my average activity, blood pressure, and sleep time.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of sleep

Noun

Female flies bore into the fig to lay their eggs, which hatch out as larvae inside the fruit and eat the unripe insides before burrowing their way out.

— Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
At the head of the lead breakaway group, the Ecuadorian bore the brunt of issues — he was nearly taken out by the Shimano neutral service vehicle, and had to slow due to the number of fans having shaken Kuss from his wheel with five kilometres left.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of bore

Noun

After an overnight rest in the refrigerator, the dough is rolled, filled, sliced, and baked in muffin tins, whose individual cups catch any drips from the bubbling filling to create the signature crisp, sticky bottoms and dramatic spirals.

— Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026
Better yet, convert all overhead spray zones to inline drip irrigation.

— Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

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