SHUT-EYE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

shut-eye

noun

ˈshət-ˌī

Definition of shut-eye

as in sleep

a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself I can usually get some extra shut-eye on the weekends

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Recent Examples of shut-eye Elephants get two hours per day, while mouse lemurs spend more than 15 hours in shut-eye. — Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 25 June 2026 An Airbus fuselage in mid-assembly, with white tarps strapped across its cockpit windows and nose, looks eerily like one of its would-be passengers, a hypochondriac hoping for a few hours of in-flight shut-eye. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026 In town, enjoy breakfast at The Juice Spot; browse the goods at Hillfolk, Whistle Stop Antiques, and Frame Shop & Gallery; have a long lunch at Gap Creek Coffee House and dinner at Angelo's in the Gap; and check into Olde Mill Inn Bed and Breakfast to get some shut-eye. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026 So, to protect your shut-eye, try skipping the late-night doomscroll altogether. — Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for shut-eye

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Noun

What readers are saying The comments discuss various aspects of maintaining health and well-being as one ages, emphasizing the importance of exercise, healthy eating, adequate sleep, and mental activity.

— Richard Sima, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Symptoms included fatigue, headaches, poor sleep and concentration, and a vague inability to keep up with the increasing pace of demands of the age.

— Kirsten Balin, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of sleep

Noun

Rooms There are 40 tents across 7 different accommodation types at Under Canvas Moab, all with (true to its name) canvas walls, comfy beds, and views of the surrounding landscape.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2026
In 2024, the university bought the 260-bed West Hills Hospital and Medical Center in the San Fernando Valley from HCA Healthcare.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of bed

Noun

The research team stressed that looking at daytime napping habits gives a much clearer picture of overall health than looking at nighttime sleep alone.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Exercise and napping produced similar memory performance benefits, but through different neural processes.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of napping

Noun

Mattresses and linens are unsurprisingly comfortable—the Langham’s bedding has, after all, become synonymous with inducing deep slumbers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
There is still time for the Republican Party to awaken from its slumber and stand up in the history of our nation for freedom-loving peoples across Europe.

— Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of slumber

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

Definition of resting

Noun

The routine consisted of four two-minute sessions separated by two minutes of seated rest, monitored using heart-rate straps to ensure consistent effort.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
But the practice of long rest cures had waned in Switzerland in the nineteen-nineties, in part because health insurers stopped fully covering extended stays at spas and wellness centers.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of rest

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