Synonyms for snooze

Most common

sleep · nap · cat nap

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A brief period of sleep; a nap.

   The cat enjoys taking a snooze on a sunny windowsill.

2. v. 1

   To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.

   The boss caught him snoozing at his desk.

Related words

Word family

snoozapalooza snoozeathon snoozetime snoozy

Forms

Plural

snoozes → naps, sleeps…

Past participle

snoozed
e.g. snoozed → dozed, drowsed, snored…

Example sentences

• sleep Your lack of sleep will catch up with you someday.
• nap The moment she'd finished, she lay down for a nap.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

nap¹

4 letters

doze¹

5 letters

sleep¹, snore¹

6 letters

drowse

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roupillon

Italiano

dormitina

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