nods off

The phrase “nods off” has 2 syllables: nods off

It's pronounced as /nɑdz ɔf/


What is synonym and antonym for nods off?

In the thesaurus, “nods off” has 12 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for nods off

  • catnaps
  • dozes
  • dreams
  • drops off
  • hibernates
  • naps
  • oversleeps
  • rests
  • sleeps
  • sleeps in
  • slumbers
  • snoozes

Antonyms for nods off

  • arises
  • arouses
  • awakes
  • rises
  • wakes

Example Sentences

  • He often nods off in front of the TV after dinner.
  • During long flights, she usually nods off despite the noise.
  • The old man nods off every afternoon in his chair.
  • Sometimes he nods off while waiting for the bus.
  • She nods off whenever the lecture gets too dull.

On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to nods off, such as: arises, arouses, awakes, catnaps, dozes, dreams, drops off.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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  • battings
  • beds
  • break
  • catch forty winks
  • catnap
  • catnaps
  • couches
  • down
  • downs
  • doze
  • dozes
  • dreams
  • drop off
  • drops off
  • drowse
  • drowses
  • feel
  • fiber
  • flosses
  • fluffs
  • forty winks
  • furs
  • fuzzes
  • get some shut-eye
  • grit
  • hibernates
  • interlude
  • intermission
  • kips
  • lays
  • lies
  • lints
  • lulls
  • microsleep
  • nod
  • nod off
  • nods off
  • outside
  • oversleeps
  • pause
  • pile
  • piles
  • rack
  • relax
  • relaxes
  • reposes
  • respite
  • rest
  • rests
  • roosts
  • roughness
  • shag
  • shuteye
  • siesta
  • siestas
  • sleep
  • sleeps
  • sleeps in
  • slumbers
  • smoothness
  • snooze
  • snoozes
  • spot
  • surface
  • take a siesta
  • take a snooze
  • tooth
  • wale
  • warp
  • weave
  • weft
  • winks
  • woof

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