DOZINESS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

doziness

noun

as in sleeping

the quality or state of desiring or needing sleep a heavy lunch usually leaves me fighting off a spell of doziness in the afternoon

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Noun

For instance, lowering the thermostat while away from home or while sleeping can reduce energy use, while sealing air leaks around windows and doors and maintaining heating equipment can also help lower consumption.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
There are plenty of camper vans with convertible sleeping areas, but few offer a starker difference between day and night.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of sleeping

Noun

Other common sleep issues that don’t affect the airways include movement disorders that cause nighttime restlessness or narcolepsy, a neurological disorder that affects the body’s sleep-wake cycles and causes excessive sleepiness.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
In young children, THC intoxication can cause profound sleepiness, confusion, impaired coordination, vomiting and changes in heart rate.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of sleepiness

Noun

Tactics such as ragebait have only added to the fatigue, irritating enthusiasts already frustrated by the relentless churn of slop.

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
That kind of anecdotal genre fatigue doesn’t establish an industry surplus — but the sentiment does suggest that even devoted horror fans sometimes need help pacing themselves.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of fatigue

Noun

From there, the story builds on the uncertainty, rocking the somnolence of a small town in the province of Badajoz, and forcing a community to choose between disbelief and the need to prove what can’t be seen.

— Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
The people went to the emergency department with tachycardia, confusion, anxiety or somnolence, and nausea after eating gummy candies labeled as containing Amanita muscaria mushrooms.

— Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 19 July 2024

Definition of somnolence

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This group has promoted the Durupınar site as the resting place of Noah’s Ark since at least 2021.

— Eric Vanden Eykel, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
On an autumn day in 1860, a bearded British man visited George Washington’s tomb at his final resting place in Virginia.

— Nicky Robertson, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

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