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nightmares

The word “nightmares” has 2 syllables: night-mares

It's pronounced as /ˈnaɪtˌmɛrz/

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In the thesaurus, “nightmares” has 37 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for nightmares along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for nightmares

Antonyms for nightmares

Meanings of nightmares

  • noun
    1. A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep.
    2. Sleep paralysis.
    3. A very bad or frightening dream.
    4. Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure.

Example Sentences

  • She often wakes up in the middle of the night because of nightmares.
  • The horror film gave him recurring nightmares for days.
  • Children sometimes experience nightmares after stressful events.
  • His nightmares were so vivid that he couldn’t go back to sleep.
  • Therapy helped her cope with the nightmares caused by trauma.

On this page you'll find 58 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to nightmares, such as: actuality, afflictions, agonies, bummers, calamities, calvaries, certainty.

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