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Sleepy

🔄 Synonyms of "Sleepy"

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WordDefinition
sleepy-eyedready to fall asleep
sleepyheadedready to fall asleep

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asleepIn a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
sleepy-eyedready to fall asleep
sleepyheadedready to fall asleep
sleepingAsleep.
drowsyInclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness
dormantInactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
soporoseAlternative form of soporous. [(archaic) Causing sleep; sleepy.]
tiredIn need of some rest or sleep.
fatiguedTired; weary.
wearyHaving the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.
petite(especially of a woman) Fairly short and of slim build.
littleSmall in size.
smallNot large or big; insignificant; few in number.
mangy(by extension) Worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit.
inactiveNot active, temporarily or permanently.
menstrualOf or relating to the menses.
dungenessnounA headland in Lydd parish, on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland (OS grid ref TR0916).
dozyQuite sleepy or tired.
noddingnounThe act by which one nods.
lethargicSluggish, slow.

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