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Asleep

In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.

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Dead 84% connected

Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to…

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Dead 84% connected

Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to…

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Dormant 84% connected

Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dorma…

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Dormant 84% connected

Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dorma…

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Dozy 84% connected

Drowsy; inclined to doze; sleepy; sluggish; as, a dozy head.

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Dozy 84% connected

Drowsy; inclined to doze; sleepy; sluggish; as, a dozy head.

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Drowsing 84% connected

of Drowse

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Drowsing 84% connected

of Drowse

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Drowsy 84% connected

Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy.

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Drowsy 84% connected

Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy.

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Hibernating 84% connected

of Hibernate

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Hibernating 84% connected

of Hibernate

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Insensible 84% connected

Destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving; wanting bodily sensibility.

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Insensible 84% connected

Destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving; wanting bodily sensibility.

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Sleepy 84% connected

Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep.

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Sleepy 84% connected

Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep.

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Slumberous 84% connected

Inviting slumber; soporiferous.

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Slumberous 84% connected

Inviting slumber; soporiferous.

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Slumbery 84% connected

Sleepy.

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Slumbery 84% connected

Sleepy.

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Slumbrous 84% connected

Slumberous.

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Slumbrous 84% connected

Slumberous.

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Somnolent 84% connected

Sleepy; drowsy; inclined to sleep.

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Somnolent 84% connected

Sleepy; drowsy; inclined to sleep.

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Torpid 84% connected

Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.

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Torpid 84% connected

Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.

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See also 6

Incognizant 66% connected

Not cognizant; failing to apprehended or notice.

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Incognizant 66% connected

Not cognizant; failing to apprehended or notice.

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Unaware 66% connected

Not aware; not noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless; inattentive.

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Unaware 66% connected

Not aware; not noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless; inattentive.

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Unconscious 66% connected

Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, a…

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Unconscious 66% connected

Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, a…

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Synonym 5

Benumbed 92% connected

of Benumb

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Deceased 92% connected

of Decease

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Departed 92% connected

of Depart

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Gone 92% connected

of Go

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Numb 92% connected

Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold.

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Antonym 2

Awake 94% connected

To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

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Awake 94% connected

To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

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