drowsy | Definition of drowsy

Synonyms and Antonyms of drowsy

1 desiring or needing sleep

the drowsy students shuffled into the first-period class

Synonyms of drowsy

dozy, sleepy, slumberous (or slumbrous), somnolent

Words Related to drowsy

asleep, dormant, dozing, resting, sleeping, slumbering

nodding, yawning

Near Antonyms of drowsy

restive, restless, sleepless

Antonyms of drowsy

alert, awake, conscious, wakeful, wide-awake

2 tending to cause sleep

listened to drowsy music while waiting in the dentist's office

Synonyms of drowsy

hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sleepy, slumberous (or slumbrous), somniferous, somnolent, soporific

Words Related to drowsy

depressant, relaxant, sedative, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing)

calming, comforting, lulling, pacifying, quieting, relaxing, restful, settling, soothing

analgesic, anesthetic, anesthetizing, benumbing, deadening, dulling, numbing

hypnotizing, mesmerizing, stupefying

Near Antonyms of drowsy

arousing, awakening, energizing, invigorating, rousing, stimulating, wakening, waking

bracing, refreshing, restorative, reviving, stimulative, stimulatory

Antonyms of drowsy