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Synonyms of sleep

27 similar words

Another word for sleep is slumber. Other synonyms of sleep are snooze, doze and rest.

Synonyms and similar words for sleep

nounA state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close...

  • nyctinastyThe movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night.
  • nyctitropismSynonym of nyctinasty.

verbMore synonyms

  • crashTo lie down for a long rest, sleep or nap, as from tiredness or exhaustion.
  • dozeTo sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.
  • reposeTo rest (oneself), especially by going to sleep.
  • restTo sleep; slumber.
  • saw logsTo sleep.
  • catch some z'sTo sleep.
  • sleep a winkTo sleep at all.
  • slumberTo be in a very light state of sleep, almost awake.
  • snoozeTo sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.

nounMore synonyms

  • bed booger(s) slang
  • crusty slangDried eye mucus.
  • eye booger(s) slang
  • eye bogie(s) slang
  • eye crust slang
  • eye goop slang
  • eye gunk slangRheum of the eye; sleep.
  • eye sand colloquial
  • eye snot slang
  • gound UK, dialectalMucus produced by the eyes during sleep.
  • sleeper colloquial
  • sleepies colloquialSleep (mucus in the eyes).
  • sleepy colloquialThe gum that builds up in the eye; sleep, gound.
  • sleepy booger(s) slang
  • sleepy dust colloquialRheum crusted around the eyes from sleep.
  • sleepy sand colloquialSleep (rheum around the eyes).

Meaning of sleep

  1. verb To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
  2. verb To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).
  3. verb To accommodate in beds.

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Questions about synonyms of sleep

What is another word for sleep?
Sleep has 27 synonyms on Word.ws, such as slumber, snooze, doze and rest.
What does sleep mean?
Sleep means to rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sleep (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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