{ "doze":{ "a short sleep":{ "examples":[ "a brief doze in the sun" ], "synonyms":[ "catnap", "drowse", "forty winks", "kip", "nap", "siesta", "snooze", "wink" ], "near synonyms":[ "repose", "rest", "slumber", "bed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be in a state of sleep":{ "examples":[ "likes to doze through those lazy summer afternoons" ], "synonyms":[ "catnap", "nap", "rest", "sleep", "slumber", "snooze" ], "near synonyms":[ "drop off", "drowse (off)", "nod off", "oversleep", "sleep in", "dream", "hibernate" ], "near antonyms":[ "arise", "arouse", "awake", "rise", "wake" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to sleep lightly or briefly":{ "examples":[ "she dozed fitfully in the car but never fell completely asleep" ], "synonyms":[ "catnap", "drowse", "kip", "nap", "slumber", "snooze" ], "near synonyms":[ "relax", "repose", "rest", "couch", "lay", "lie", "roost", "lull" ], "near antonyms":[ "arise", "arouse", "awake", "awaken", "get up", "rise", "rouse", "uprise", "wake (up)", "waken" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dozes":{ "a short sleep":{ "examples":[ "a brief doze in the sun" ], "synonyms":[ "catnaps", "drowses", "forty winks", "kips", "naps", "siestas", "snoozes", "winks" ], "near synonyms":[ "reposes", "rests", "slumbers", "beds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to be in a state of sleep":{ "examples":[ "likes to doze through those lazy summer afternoons" ], "synonyms":[ "catnaps", "naps", "rests", "sleeps", "slumbers", "snoozes" ], "near synonyms":[ "drops off", "drowses (off)", "nods off", "oversleeps", "sleeps in", "dreams", "hibernates" ], "near antonyms":[ "arises", "arouses", "awakes", "rises", "wakes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to sleep lightly or briefly":{ "examples":[ "she dozed fitfully in the car but never fell completely asleep" ], "synonyms":[ "catnaps", "drowses", "kips", "naps", "slumbers", "snoozes" ], "near synonyms":[ "relaxes", "reposes", "rests", "couches", "lays", "lies", "roosts", "lulls" ], "near antonyms":[ "arises", 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"resting", "shut-eye", "sleep", "slumber", "slumbering", "snoozing", "z's", "zs" ], "near synonyms":[ "catnap", "doze", "drowse", "forty winks", "nap", "siesta", "snooze", "wink", "oversleeping", "dreaming", "rapid eye movement" ], "near antonyms":[ "insomnia", "sleeplessness" ], "antonyms":[ "consciousness", "wake", "wakefulness" ] }, "to be in a state of sleep":{ "examples":[ "likes to doze through those lazy summer afternoons" ], "synonyms":[ "catnapping", "napping", "resting", "sleeping", "slumbering", "snoozing" ], "near synonyms":[ "dropping off", "drowsing (off)", "nodding off", "oversleeping", "sleeping in", "dreaming", "hibernating" ], "near antonyms":[ "arising", "arousing", "awaking", "rising", "waking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to sleep lightly or briefly":{ "examples":[ "she dozed fitfully in the car but never fell completely asleep" ], "synonyms":[ "catnapping", "drowsing", "kipping", "napping", "slumbering", "snoozing" ], "near synonyms":[ "relaxing", "reposing", "resting", "couching", "laying", "lying", "roosting", "lulling" ], "near antonyms":[ "arising", "arousing", "awakening", "awaking", "getting up", "rising", "rousing", "uprising", "wakening", "waking (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dozy":{ "desiring or needing sleep":{ "examples":[ "the big Thanksgiving dinner left us all feeling satisfied and dozy" ], "synonyms":[ "drowsy", "sleepy", "slumberous", "slumbrous", "somnolent" ], "near synonyms":[ "asleep", "dormant", "dozing", "resting", "sleeping", "slumbering", "nodding", "yawning" ], "near antonyms":[ "restive", "restless", "sleepless", "insomniac" ], "antonyms":[ "alert", "awake", "conscious", "wakeful", "wide-awake" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dozers":{ "one who sleeps":{ "examples":[ "the driver had to make an abrupt stop that wakened the dozers on the bus" ], "synonyms":[ "sleepers", "slumberers" ], "near synonyms":[ "nodders" ], "near antonyms":[ "insomniacs", "risers", "wakers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dozer":{ "one who sleeps":{ "examples":[ "the driver had to make an abrupt stop that wakened the dozers on the bus" ], "synonyms":[ "sleeper", "slumberer" ], "near synonyms":[ "nodder" ], "near antonyms":[ "insomniac", "riser", "waker" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dozed":{ "to be in a state of sleep":{ "examples":[ "likes to doze through those lazy summer afternoons" ], "synonyms":[ "catnapped", "napped", "rested", "slept", "slumbered", "snoozed" ], "near synonyms":[ "dropped off", "drowsed (off)", "nodded off", "overslept", "slept in", "dreamed", "dreamt", "hibernated" ], "near antonyms":[ "arose", "aroused", "awoke", "awaked", "rose", "woke", "waked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to sleep lightly or briefly":{ "examples":[ "she dozed fitfully in the car but never fell completely asleep" ], "synonyms":[ "catnapped", "drowsed", "kipped", "napped", "slumbered", "snoozed" ], "near synonyms":[ "relaxed", "reposed", "rested", "couched", "laid", "lay", "roosted", "lulled" ], "near antonyms":[ "arose", "aroused", "awakened", "awoke", "awaked", "got up", "rose", "roused", "uprose", "wakened", "woke (up)", "waked (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "doziness":{ "the quality or state of desiring or needing sleep":{ "examples":[ "a heavy lunch usually leaves me fighting off a spell of doziness in the afternoon" ], "synonyms":[ "drowsiness", "sleepiness", "somnolence" ], "near synonyms":[ "fatigue", "tiredness", "weariness", "lassitude", "lethargy", "sluggishness", "torpidity", "torpor", "dozing", "resting", "sleeping", "slumbering", "oversleeping" ], "near antonyms":[ "awareness", "consciousness" ], "antonyms":[ "insomnia", "sleeplessness", "wakefulness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dozens":{ "a considerable amount":{ "examples":[ "dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected" ], "synonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "basketfuls", "basketsful", "boatloads", "buckets", "bunches", "bundles", "bushels", "carloads", "chunks", "deals", 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"millions", "million", "thousands", "trillions", "zillions" ], "near antonyms":[ "atoms", "crumbs", "dots", "flecks", "flyspecks", "fragments", "grains", "granules", "iotas", "jots", "modicums", "molecules", "motes", "nubbins", "particles", "rays", "scintillas", "scraps", "shreds", "tittles", "whits", "smatterings", "smatters", "dashes", "drops", "morsels", "shots", "pieces", "portions", "sections", "absences", "dearths", "famines", "lacks", "paucities", "poverties", "scarcities", "shortages", "undersupplies", "wants", "deficiencies", "deficits", "inadequacies", "insufficiencies" ], "antonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "dabs", "drams", "driblets", "glimmers", "handfuls", "handsful", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "mouthfuls", "nips", "ounces", "peanuts", "pinches", "pittances", "scruples", "shades", "shadows", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "specks", "spots", "sprinkles", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "tastes", "touches", "traces" ] }, "type":[ 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