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slumberous
[sluhm-ber-uhs, sluhm-bruhs] 
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slumberous
[sluhm-ber-uhs, sluhm-bruhs]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sleepy |
| Synonyms: | asleep, blah*, comatose, dopey, dozy, draggy, drowsy, heavy*, hypnotic, inactive, lethargic, listless, nodding, out of it, out*, quiet, sleeping, sleepyhead, slow, sluggish, slumbersome, slumbery, snoozy, somnolent, soporific, torpid, yawning |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | comatose |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unconscious |
| Synonyms: | cold, dead, dead to the world, dopey, drowsy, drugged, hebetudinous, inconscious, insensible, lethargic, out, out cold, out to lunch, senseless, sleepy, sluggish, slumberous, somnolent, soporose, stupefied, stupid, stuporous, torpid, vegged out |
| Antonyms: | alert, awake, conscious |
| Main Entry: | drowsy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sleepy |
| Synonyms: | comatose, dazed, dopy, dozing, dozy, dreamy, drugged, half asleep, heavy, indolent, lackadaisical, languid, lazy, lethargic, lulling, napping, nodding, out of it, restful, sluggish, slumberous, snoozy, somnolent, soothing, soporific, tired, torpid |
| Antonyms: | alert, awake, energized, lively |
| Main Entry: | heavy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | listless, slow |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, comatose, dull, hebetudinous, indifferent, lethargic, sluggish, slumberous, torpid |
| Antonyms: | light, moving, smoooth |
| Main Entry: | inert |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not moving; lifeless |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, asleep, dead, dormant, down, dull, idle, immobile, impassive, impotent, inactive, inanimate, indolent, languid, languorous, lazy, leaden, listless, motionless, numb, paralyzed, passive, phlegmatic, powerless, quiescent, quiet, slack, sleepy, slothful, sluggard, sluggish, slumberous, static, still, stolid, torpid, unmoving, unreactive, unresponsive |
| Antonyms: | active, alive, animated, lively, mobile, moving, working |
| Main Entry: | lethargic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lazy, sluggish |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, blah*, comatose, debilitated, dilatory, dopey, dormant, draggy, drowsy, dull, enervated, having spring fever, heavy, idle, impassive, inactive, indifferent, inert, lackadaisical, laggard, laid-back*, languid, languorous, listless, moony, nebbish, out of it, passive, phlegmatic, sleepy, sleepyhead, slothful, slow, slumberous, snoozy, somnolent, spiritless, stolid, stretchy, stupefied, supine, torpid, wimpy |
| Antonyms: | active, busy, energetic, lively, vital, vivacious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sleepy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tired, dull |
| Synonyms: | asleep, blah*, comatose, dopey, dozy, draggy, drowsy, heavy, hypnotic, inactive, lethargic, listless, out of it, out*, quiet, sleeping, sleepyhead, slow, sluggish, slumberous, slumbersome, snoozy, somnolent, soporific, torpid, yawning |
| Antonyms: | animated, awake, energetic, unsleepy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sluggish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, slow-moving |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, blah*, comatose, dopey, down, dragging, draggy, drippy, heavy, hebetudinous, inactive, indolent, inert, laid-back*, languid, languorous, leaden, lethargic, lifeless, listless, lumpish, mooney, off, phlegmatic, pokey, slack, sleepyheaded, slothful, slow, sluggard, slumberous, stagnant, stiff, sullen, torpid, unresponsive |
| Antonyms: | active, alert, energetic, fast, lively, spirited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | soporific |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sleepy; sleep-inducing |
| Synonyms: | anesthetic, balmy, calming, deadening, dozy, drowsy, dull, hypnotic, mesmerizing, narcotic, nodding, numbing, opiate, quietening, sedative, slumberous, snoozy, somniferous, somnolent, soothing, tranquilizing |
| Antonyms: | awake, conscious, exciting, invigorating, stimulating |
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