BEDS Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

beds 1 of 2

noun

Definition of beds

plural of bed

as in mattresses

a place set aside for sleeping the sofa in the living room will be your bed for the night

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as in floors

the surface upon which a body of water lies some prospectors supposedly found gold in the bed of that mountain stream

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surfaces

beds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bed

as in retires

to go to one's bed in order to sleep the campers all bedded down for the night around 9:00 p.m.

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as in roots

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter a walkway of flagstones firmly bedded in the earth

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Recent Examples of beds

Noun

Interiors are serene, sophisticated and incredibly spacious with vaulted ceilings, oversized beds and vast bathrooms with freestanding bathtubs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 If the projections come through, the school will need to add 750 student beds, 370 parking spaces and 270 staff members to keep pace, according to the plan. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026 More than 300 men sleep each night in cavernous dormitories lined with rows of metal beds at Schwartz Men’s Shelter on Wards Island. — Jeffrey Ginsburg, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Between hospital openings and closures, there was a net loss of 216 hospitals and more than 24,000 beds. — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 The Department of Homeless Services and Housing would be asked for an assessment of what additional resources would be necessary to provide emergency beds for all people fleeing intimate partner violence. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Hotel spas have become expansive hubs of self-care, providing travelers with a full range of facials and lymphatic drainage massages, plus advanced modalities like infrared saunas, cold plunges, LED beds, oxygen chambers, and cryotherapy. — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026 This is why adult beds are not considered safe sleep surfaces for infants. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Twenty years ago, as a Philadelphia Eagles training camp intern, Brett Veach zealously carried out such duties as setting up dorm beds, laminating practice scripts and carting coaches to and from fields. — Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Verb

The character is an adult who drinks, wears impeccable clothing, and beds women—the familiar Bond tropes. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026 That includes throw rugs, sheets, blankets, pillow covers, and beds your pet uses, says Bryant. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 May 2026 His lyrics detail a process of active healing, gesturing at a contentedness that beds in as your 20 begin to wane. — Liam Inscoe-Jones, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026 But Friedenbach does credit the mayor's approach to drug treatment, calling the expansion of treatment beds a positive step, including the opening of five hundred new shelter and recovery beds specifically designed to help people get essential drug treatment. — Ryan Yamamoto, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 Bedsure Teddy Fleece Throw Blanket Give sofas or beds a cozy upgrade with this teddy fleece throw blanket that's available in a slew of colors, including festive hues like red and olive green. — Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025 Beds that are completely mixed won’t have the impact that beds of one or two or three complementary colors will have. — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025 But none of those operations could match the location and the great fishing off the Point Loma kelp beds that the Point Loma called home. — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beds

Noun

Other more unique/experimental uses include concrete- and diesel-boosting additives, ingredients for battery anodes and aerogels, and even stuffing for cow mattresses.

— Ben Coxworth October 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
Last winter destroyed thousands of tents in Gaza, soaking clothes, mattresses, and bedding, even as Save the Children reported that Israel was blocking critical aid such as tent poles, winter clothes, and blankets.

— Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of mattresses

Noun

On a recent walk through the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship across from Rockefeller Center, the store appeared amply stocked across its floors.

— Rachel Felder, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026
By June 27, inspectors made it through the first, third, fifth and sixth floors as eyes went to the forth floor.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of floors

Verb

However, her performance soon takes on a more grounded, childlike cadence, which roots the supposedly amnesiac Margot a little too firmly within the literal, especially for a tale whose poetry lies in its uncanniness.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Instead, Nowell roots the band’s sound in the mid-’90s and keeps his vocal mannerisms as close to Bradley’s as possible.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026

Definition of roots

Noun

Although my room had six bunks, my only roommate was a quiet man from Switzerland who was also traveling from LA to San Francisco, but by bike.

— David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Two-thirds of the building had been converted into sleeping barracks, with double-decker bunks crowded one against the other.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of bunks

Noun

On the ground, others install drainage systems and use tractors equipped with machinery to sew panels of heavy synthetic liner across the bottoms of the ponds and seal away phosphate production waste.

— Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Greeks pretty much exclusively wear the briefest of bikinis, and one reason for that is to guarantee minimum tan lines, so forget the tankini and break out a two-piece like this Left on Friday Bikini Top with matching bottoms.

— Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of bottoms

Verb

Everyone from the guides to the dining staff have come to know the area well over the years of preparation to open—and deeply love the animals and scenery that lodges like this one aim to protect.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Their work lodges itself into the psyche like a sliver of wood thrust beneath a fingernail.

— Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026