DOZED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

dozed

verb

past tense of doze

as in slept

to be in a state of sleep likes to doze through those lazy summer afternoons

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as in napped

to sleep lightly or briefly she dozed fitfully in the car but never fell completely asleep

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Recent Examples of dozed The toothless man nodded, and the fat woman dozed. — Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026 The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 So Ronny sat up front while Cali dozed in the back, and the trio didn’t speak as the truck cut through the morning. — Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025

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Shawn slept on a thin mattress on the floor of his parents’ room, lying awake each night to their furious whispers, long after the lights had been turned out.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
The items were inspired in part by the mansion’s Walnut Room, which boasts botanical woodcarvings by Abraham Miller in the ornate space where Henry Clay Frick slept.

— Andy Battaglia for ARTnews, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026

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Participants who exercised correctly recognized 56% of the images, compared with 57% among those who napped and 46% in the control group.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
That combination is aimed particularly at high-volume production of fleece, brushed and napped fabrics, including textiles used in softshell garments.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of napped

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Century-makers in the last game — captain Temba Bavuma and David Miller — were rested and Tony de Zorzi and Ryan Rickelton brought back.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Rocky folded his arms on top of the piano and rested his head on them and looked at Nell Fisher sideways.

— Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

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