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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

insomniac
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

stimulant

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