Synonyms of somnolent

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somnolent

adjective

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1

as in sleepy

desiring or needing sleep

trying to teach somnolent students on a very hot day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sleepy
• sleeping
• resting
• drowsy
• dozy
• slumberous
• asleep
• slumbrous
• slumbering
• dozing
• dormant
• yawning
• nodding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wakeful
• awake
• conscious
• restless
• restive
• sleepless
• alert
• wide-awake
• insomniac

• wakeful
• awake
• conscious
• restless
• restive
• sleepless
• alert
• wide-awake
• insomniac

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2

as in hypnotic

tending to cause sleep

the somnolent hum of insects in the grass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hypnotic
• soporific
• drowsy
• sleepy
• slumberous
• soothing
• narcotic
• opiate
• slumbrous
• hypnotizing
• somniferous
• quieting
• dulling
• depressant
• sedative
• comforting
• tranquilizing
• lulling
• restful
• relaxing
• tranquillizing
• calming
• benumbing
• relaxant
• anesthetic
• settling
• deadening
• stupefying
• anesthetizing
• analgesic
• pacifying
• numbing
• mesmerizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• waking
• stimulant
• rousing
• stimulating
• arousing
• awakening
• energizing
• wakening
• refreshing
• invigorating
• reviving
• bracing
• stimulative
• restorative
• stimulatory

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• waking
• stimulant
• rousing
• stimulating
• arousing
• awakening
• energizing
• wakening
• refreshing
• invigorating
• reviving
• bracing
• stimulative
• restorative
• stimulatory

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