slumberous | Definition of slumberous

Synonyms and Antonyms of slumberous

1 desiring or needing sleep

parents putting their slumberous children to bed

Synonyms of slumberous

dozy, drowsy, sleepy, somnolent

Words Related to slumberous

asleep, dormant, dozing, resting, sleeping, slumbering

nodding, yawning

Near Antonyms of slumberous

restive, restless, sleepless

Antonyms of slumberous

alert, awake, conscious, wakeful, wide-awake

2 tending to cause sleep

the slumberous murmer of the wind in the trees

Synonyms of slumberous

drowsy, hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sleepy, somniferous, somnolent, soporific

Words Related to slumberous

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 slumberous

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

bracing, refreshing, restorative, reviving, stimulative, stimulatory

Antonyms of slumberous