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Synonyms for slumberous

  • adjective

Most common

sleepy drowsy dopey somnolent soporific somniferous

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Sleepy — sleepy, drowsy

sleepy, somnolent, drowsy, dopey, dozy, snoozy informal, slumbery

2. Soporific — sleep-inducing

soporific, somniferous, hypnotic, somnific, narcotic, soporiferous dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Sleepy, drowsy.

  2. adj. 2

    Sleep-inducing.

    I dozed in the slumberous heat of the afternoon.

Related words

Other spellings
slumbrous

Example sentences

  • sleepy Refresh yourself with a cup of coffee when sleepy.
  • drowsy Nemesio had gotten drowsy rocking the baby shrews.
  • dopey Tom often has a dopey expression on his face.
  • soporific The book I bought yesterday is a real soporific.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
slumberousrising
sleepyrising
drowsyrising
dopeyrising
somnolentsteady
soporificsteady

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

By length

4 letters
dozy
5 letters
dopey2
6 letters
sleepy2, drowsy2, snoozy
8 letters
hypnotic3, narcotic3, slumbery, somnific
9 letters
soporific, somnolent3
11 letters
somniferous
12 letters
soporiferous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dopey2 = 2 syllables).