Nodding

/ˈnɑdɪŋ/

Synonyms for "nodding" (134 found)

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Closest matches (27)

absent absent-minded absentminded absorbed abstracted anesthetized asleep bagging baggy ballooning bemused castle-building casual cataleptic comatose daydreaming daydreamydead to the worlddistant doped

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dozy

Noun(5 words)

agreeingassent gestureassentingcasual acquaintancedoze

Adjective(1 words)

cernuous

Strong matches (40)

Noun(5 words)

dozy noddrowsydrowsy nodhead nodincline

dreaming dreamy drooping droopy drowsing drowsy druggeddrugged with sleepecstatic elsewhere engrossed faraway floppygoofing offhalf asleephalf-awake heavyheavy with sleepheavy-eyedin a reverie

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in a stuporin the cloudsincautious inclination incomplete languid lethargic limp loose lop lop-eared loppy lostlost in thought

Adjective(1 words)

drooping

Related words (67)

meditative mooning moonraking museful musing napping narcoleptic narcose narcotized narcous obliviousoff guardoff-guard oscitantout of itpensive pipe-dreaming preoccupied rapt sagging

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sagging in foldssaggy sedated sleep-drowned sleep-drunk sleep-filled sleep-swollen sleepful sleeping sleepy slight slumberous slumbery snoozysomewhere elsesomnolent soporific stargazing stretchy stuporose stuporous superficial swagtaken uptransported unalert uncautious unconscious unguarded unprepared unready unvigilant unwary unwatchful woolgatheringwrapped in thoughtyawning yawny

Noun(7 words)

nod signaling sleep sleepysleepy nodsomnolentsuperficial acquaintance

Adjective(2 words)

pendulous weeping

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

10 entries

acquaintance actiongestural communicationgesturenonverbal communicationnonverbal cuesleep behaviorsleepinesssocial relationsomnolence

More specific

15 entries

acquiescent nodapproval nodbrief nodcasual acquaintancecatnapconfirming noddoze noddozing noddrowsy nodfaint acquaintancefirm nodhead nodlong nodmicro sleeprapid nod

Collocations

11 entries

head nodnod of approvalnod of assentnodding acquaintancenodding approvalnodding gesturenodding headnodding in agreementnodding offrapid noddingsustained nodding

Inflections

5 entries

more noddingmost noddingnodded noddings nods

Derivations

2 entries

nod nodded

similar

1 entries

unerect

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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I have a nodding acquaintance with Mr Smith.

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You kept nodding off during that lecture, didn't you?

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You were nodding off at times during my lecture.

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You are nodding over your work.

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