Antonyms for nodding off
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : nod |
| Phonetic Transcription : nÉ’d |
Definition of nodding off
Origin :- mid-15c., from nod (v.). Land of Nod "sleep" is a pun on the biblical place name (Gen. iv:16).
- As in somnolent : adj sleepy
- As in nap : verb take a short, light sleep
- As in sleep : verb suspend consciousness
- As in snooze : verb sleep lightly
- As in siesta : verb nap
- As in doze : verb take a nap
- As in drop off : verb fall asleep
Synonyms for nodding off
- asleep
- bed down
- bunk
- catch
- catch a wink
- catch forty winks
- catnap
- conk out
- cop some z's
- crash
- doze
- doze off
- dozy
- dream
- drift off
- drop off
- drowse
- drowsy
- fall asleep
- fall out
- flop
- get some shut-eye
- grab some z's
- have forty winks
- hibernate
- hit the hay
- hit the sack
- languish
- listless
- nap
- nod
- nod off
- nodding off
- out of it
- oversleep
- rack
- relax
- repose
- rest
- retire
- sack out
- saw wood
- siesta
- sleep
- sleep lightly
- sleeping
- slumber
- snooze
- snoozy
- snore
- soporific
- take a nap
- take a siesta
- take a snooze
- take forty winks
- tired
- turn in
- yawn
- zonk out
- zzz
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