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Synonyms & Antonyms of waking
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Synonyms & Near Synonyms for waking
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for waking
- drowsy,
- hypnotic,
- narcotic,
- opiate,
- sleepy,
- slumberous
- (or slumbrous),
- somniferous,
- somnolent,
- soporific
- depressant,
- relaxant,
- sedative,
- tranquilizing
- (also tranquillizing)
waking
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of waking (Entry 2 of 2)
- my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife
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Antonyms for waking
- I woke with a start when the door slammed
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- catnapping,
- conking (off or out),
- dozing,
- dropping off,
- napping,
- nodding,
- resting,
- sleeping,
- slumbering,
- snoozing
- bedding (down),
- couching,
- dossing (down)
- [chiefly British],
- flopping,
- kipping (down)
- [British],
- retiring,
- sacking out,
- turning in
- a public service announcement designed to wake people to the dangers of aggressive driving
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Near Antonyms for waking
- imperiling
- (or imperilling),
- risking
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“Waking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waking. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of waking was in 1556
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