SNOOZED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

snoozed

verb

past tense of snooze

as in slept

to be in a state of sleep snoozed through those long winter nights under a thick down comforter

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as in napped

to sleep lightly or briefly she was just snoozing when she heard the knock at the door

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Recent Examples of snoozed As a result, many subjects were depicted reclining or seated; some, like Tilley, who worked nights and posed for Freud during the day, simply snoozed. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026 Once a boomtown at the confluence of the Great Lakes and Erie Canal, Buffalo snoozed through much of the 20th century. — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 Travellers sat slumped staring at phones or snoozed under their coats. — Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026 Her dog, Delta Dawn, snoozed nearby. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026 Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges. — Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026 This year, Tankersley spent the frigid night alone, dozing off briefly while the rest of her family snoozed in nearby vehicles. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026 In a post on TikTok, Olivia (@oliviapontano) revealed that her daughter snoozed for over 15 hours on October 10. — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 The youngest, Kiana, snoozed quietly on the couch. — Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025

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And so in August, the house where George slept sold to Jeremy Young, a local realtor, concert promoter and Beatles fan.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
After hours of torture, Chamberlain managed to free one of her hands from a pair of handcuffs with her teeth, unclip a leather leg restraint and quietly bolt out the door as Evonitz slept.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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The study found that participants who napped frequently, defined as most days or every day, had a 48% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who rarely or never napped.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Participants who exercised correctly recognized 56% of the images, compared with 57% among those who napped and 46% in the control group.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

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