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somnolent

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of somnolent

1 desiring or needing sleep

trying to teach somnolent students on a very hot day

Synonyms of somnolent

dozy, drowsy, sleepy, slumberous (or slumbrous)

Words Related to somnolent

asleep, dormant, dozing, resting, sleeping, slumbering

nodding, yawning

Near Antonyms of somnolent

restive, restless, sleepless

Antonyms of somnolent

alert, awake, conscious, wakeful, wide-awake

2 tending to cause sleep

the somnolent hum of insects in the grass

Synonyms of somnolent

drowsy, hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sleepy, slumberous (or slumbrous), somniferous, soporific

Words Related to somnolent

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 somnolent

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

bracing, refreshing, restorative, reviving, stimulative, stimulatory

Antonyms of somnolent

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