DOZINESS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

doziness

noun

as in sleeping

the quality or state of desiring or needing sleep a heavy lunch usually leaves me fighting off a spell of doziness in the afternoon

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Noun

Their sleeping bags, a stove and some clothing were inside the tent, but Kaden and Jackson were not located.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Their sleeping bags, a stove and some clothing were found inside the tent.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of sleeping

Noun

Indeed, even after modern jeans were invented in the late 19th century, denim continued to be used to make such apparel as work jackets, prison uniforms, naval fatigues, and jumpsuits.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
But many live with fatigue, weakness, brain fog and other symptoms for months or years before a deficiency is caught.

— Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fatigue

Noun

From there, the story builds on the uncertainty, rocking the somnolence of a small town in the province of Badajoz, and forcing a community to choose between disbelief and the need to prove what can’t be seen.

— Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
The people went to the emergency department with tachycardia, confusion, anxiety or somnolence, and nausea after eating gummy candies labeled as containing Amanita muscaria mushrooms.

— Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 19 July 2024

Definition of somnolence

Noun

The Cleveland Clinic notes that as bedtime approaches, the body begins lowering its core temperature as part of the circadian rhythm that signals drowsiness.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
In addition, both magnesium and L-theanine do not cause daytime drowsiness, so they can be taken at any time.

— Emmanuella Ogbonna, HEALTH, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of drowsiness

Noun

This group has promoted the Durupınar site as the resting place of Noah’s Ark since at least 2021.

— Eric Vanden Eykel, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
On an autumn day in 1860, a bearded British man visited George Washington’s tomb at his final resting place in Virginia.

— Nicky Robertson, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

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