snoozy

Examples

• All

• It was a snoozy afternoon in mid-November, and I was seated at the counter in the coffee shop when it happened.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Wake up, little snoozy.

  The Cable Guy (1996)

• Wake up, little snoozy.

  Fiction book (1996)

• A snoozy first-half performance against Middle Tennessee State still turned into a 45-3 decision for the Bulldogs, but Tyler Russell continues to impress with economy: 17-21 for 191 yards and three TDs.

  Blog text (8)

• After a long night of studying, I felt snoozy during my morning class.

• His snoozy lecture made it hard for the students to stay awake.

Synonyms

S

sleepy

vssnoozy

142 1.0

Feeling very tired and wanting to close your eyes

is also used for things that are dull or uninteresting rather than tiredness

D

drowsy

vssnoozy

22 2.7

Feeling sleepy and not fully awake, often because you are tired or bored

is broader and can also imply dullness or lack of interest

D

dopey

vssnoozy

• Informal

3 4.0

Feeling sleepy, slow, and not very alert

is less about impairment and more about a simple sleepy or dull quality

S

soporific

vssnoozy

3 8.6

Making you feel sleepy

is also used for boring or dull things, not only things that cause rest

S

somnolent

vssnoozy

• Formal

2 8.4

Feeling sleepy or making you want to sleep

is used more broadly to include dull or boring quality beyond sleepiness

D

dozy

vssnoozy

1 4.3

Sleepy and likely to fall asleep

leans more to a general dull or sleep-inducing quality than mere grogginess

Z

zonked

vssnoozy

• Informal

1 9.1

Very tired, asleep, or feeling the effect of alcohol

is weaker, covering ordinary sleepiness or dullness rather than extreme states

S

sleepyheaded

vssnoozy

1 5.3

Very tired and unable to keep your eyes open

is milder, often meaning low energy or slight dullness rather than extreme sleepiness

S

slumberous

vssnoozy

• Literature

7.6

Calm and quiet in a way that makes you feel sleepy

is more general and can mean boring or slightly dull as well

S

slumbrous

vssnoozy

• Literature

9.9

A calm, quiet mood that makes you feel sleepy

covers that impression but also adds a sense of dullness or boredom

S

slumbery

vssnoozy

• Archaic

9.9

Having a sleepy, calm feeling that makes you relax

is the modern, more neutral term including dull or sleep-inducing uses

Antonyms

A

alert

137 3.5

A state of being ready and watchful for possible danger

E

energetic

93 1.6

Full of energy and active

How Sleepy

sleepy

142 1.0

snoozy

• Informal

1 4.6

dozy

1 4.3

drowsy

22 2.7

tired

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology