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Synonyms for nap

15 synonyms
3 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

cat nap sleep siesta

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Forty winks

cat nap, forty winks informal

2. Sleep

sleep, shut-eye informal, siesta, rest

Other

Verb

1. Snooze — to have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day

snooze, doze, slumber, kip informal UK IE, drowse

Other

take a nap, swear

Definitions

n. 1
A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
n. 2
A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
v. 1
To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

Related words

Word family: nappy
Phrases: take a nap dirt nap nap it

Forms

Plural: naps → sleeps, siestas, rests, piles…
Past participle: napped
e.g. napped → snoozed, dozed, slumbered, kipped…

Example sentences

sleep Your lack of sleep will catch up with you someday.
siesta "Where's Tom?" "He's having a kip." "A siesta?"

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
nap		rising
sleep		rising
siesta		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: kip¹
4 letters: rest¹, pile¹, doze¹
5 letters: sleep¹, swear¹
6 letters: snooze¹, siesta³, drowse
7 letters: slumber²
8 letters: napoleon⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (siesta³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français: sieste
Italiano: siesta
Español: siesta
Deutsch: Nickerchen