I'd just woken up and was still drowsy.
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Drowsy
//ˈdɹaʊzi//
Synonyms for "drowsy" (280 found)
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Closest matches (56)
Strong matches (84)
Adjective(60 words)
dim-headeddim-witteddoltishdormitivedrabdragging one's taildreichdull as dishwaterdull-headeddull-mindeddull-witteddumbdumb as a bag of hammersdumb as a box of rocksdumb as a doorknobdumb as a postdumb as a sack of hammersdumb as an oxdumb as dirtdumber than a box of rocks
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dumber than a rockdunderheadedempty-headedeyelids at half-mastfatheadedfatuousfeeble-mindedflatflea-brainedfoolishfuckwittedfuzzy-headedfuzzy-mindedhalf-brainedhalf-wittedhammer-headedheadassheavy goingho-humhumdrumhypersomnolenthypnichypnoticidioticimbecilicinaneintellectually challengedjolterheadedknuckleheadedlacklusterlamelamebrainedlanguidlethargiclifelesslongsomelowbrowlumpishlunkheadedmeatheaded
Related words (140)
Adjective(101 words)
mentally challengedmentally retardedmindlessmonosynapticmonotonousmoronicmundanemuttonheadednappishnittynitwittedno fun at partiesnodding offnot the sharpest crayon in the boxnot the sharpest knife in the drawernot the sharpest tool in the shednumbskulledoafishobtuseoscitant
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out of steampeabrainedpedanticpedestrianplainploddingprattyprosaicprosypudding-headedpuerilepurblindquarter-wittedretardedrockheadedsharp as a bowling ballsheep-headedshit-for-brainssimplesleepboundsleepishsleepyslombryslowslow on the uptakeslow-wittedslumberfulslumbersomeslumberysmooth-brainedsnoozeworthysnoozysomniculoussomniferoussomnificsomnolescentsoporiferoussoporousstaticstodgystolidstraightforwardstuffystupefacientstupefactivestupidtediousthickthick as a brickthick as a plankthick as a whale omelettethick as champthick as mincethick as pig shitthick as two short planksthick-skulledthickheadedthickwittedtiredtranquilizingunapprehensiveuncleveruncoolunderbrainedunholidayunintelligentuninterestingunsmartvacantvacuousvanillawanweaksaucewhite breadwitlesswoodenwooden-headedwoodenheadedwool-headedwoolly-headedwoolly-minded
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2 entriesderived
5 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
7 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
93 translations across 32 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- përgjumur adj (inclined to drowse)
Arabic
1 entries- نَعْسَان adj (inclined to drowse)
Bulgarian
2 entries- приспивателен adj (disposing to sleep)
- сънлив adj (inclined to drowse)
Catalan
1 entries- somnolent adj (inclined to drowse)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 想睡 adj (inclined to drowse)
- 昏昏欲睡 adj (inclined to drowse)
- 睏 /困 adj (inclined to drowse)
Czech
2 entries- ospalý adj (inclined to drowse)
- uspávající adj (disposing to sleep)
Dutch
1 entries- slaperig adj (inclined to drowse)
Esperanto
1 entries- dormema adj (inclined to drowse)
Finnish
3 entries- nukuttava adj (disposing to sleep)
- unelias adj (inclined to drowse)
- unettava adj (disposing to sleep)
French
4 entries- ensommeillé adj (inclined to drowse)
- somnolent adj (inclined to drowse)
- soporifique adj (disposing to sleep)
- stupide adj (dull, stupid)
Galician
1 entries- durmiñento adj (inclined to drowse)
German
4 entries- dösig adj (dull, stupid)
- einschläfernd adj (disposing to sleep)
- langweilig adj (boring)
- müde adj (boring)
Greek
1 entries- νυσταγμένος adj (inclined to drowse)
Irish
4 entries- codlatach adj (inclined to drowse)
- néalmhar adj (inclined to drowse)
- suanmhar adj (inclined to drowse)
- sámh adj (inclined to drowse)
Italian
3 entries- assonnato adj (inclined to drowse)
- insonnolito adj (inclined to drowse)
- soporifero adj (disposing to sleep)
Japanese
2 entries- 眠い adj (inclined to drowse)
- 眠たい adj (inclined to drowse)
Latin
3 entries- somniculōsus adj (inclined to drowse)
- somnolentus adj (inclined to drowse)
- sopōrus adj (inclined to drowse)
Latvian
1 entries- miegains adj (inclined to drowse)
Lithuanian
1 entries- mieguistas adj (inclined to drowse)
Macedonian
2 entries- дре́млив adj (disposing to sleep)
- со́нлив adj (inclined to drowse)
Māori
4 entries- harotu adj (inclined to drowse)
- harotu adj (disposing to sleep)
- hiamoe adj (inclined to drowse)
- hinamoe adj (inclined to drowse)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- طالغین adj (inclined to drowse)
- مخمور adj (inclined to drowse)
Persian
1 entries- خواب و بیدار، نیمه خواب adj (inclined to drowse)
Polish
2 entries- ospały adj (inclined to drowse)
- senny adj (inclined to drowse)
Portuguese
4 entries- modorrento adj (inclined to drowse)
- modorrento adj (boring)
- modorrento adj (dull, stupid)
- sonolento adj (inclined to drowse)
Russian
4 entries- за́спанный adj (inclined to drowse)
- ну́дный adj (boring)
- ну́дный adj (dull, stupid)
- снотво́рный adj (disposing to sleep)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- suaineach adj (inclined to drowse)
- suaineach adj (disposing to sleep)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- drèmljiv adj (inclined to drowse)
- drèmljiv adj (disposing to sleep)
- pȍspān adj (inclined to drowse)
- pȍspān adj (disposing to sleep)
Spanish
4 entries- adormecido adj (inclined to drowse)
- adormilado adj (inclined to drowse)
- adormitado adj (inclined to drowse)
- aletargado adj (inclined to drowse)
Sundanese
1 entries- lulungu adj (inclined to drowse)
Swedish
1 entries- dåsig adj (inclined to drowse)
Welsh
1 entries- cysglyd adj (inclined to drowse)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Why should he feel drowsy whenever he begins to study?
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She became drowsy after supper.
Source: tatoeba (317320)
I sometimes feel drowsy in the early afternoon.
Source: tatoeba (953618)
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