doze
Nap a bit
Doze is a light, intermittent sleep—the kind you drift into without meaning to.
You doze in a chair, doze through a lecture, doze off during a movie.
A doze is briefer and shallower than proper sleep: I caught a quick doze on the train.
To doze is to hover at the edge of consciousness, not fully asleep but not alert.
Nearly falling asleep
- sleepyWanting to doze
- groggyWeak and unsteady
- blearyDim from fatigue
- heavy-eyedVisibly fatigued, needing sleep
nodding · yawning · tired · weary · half-asleep · bleary-eyed · foggy · drifting
Light brief sleep
- catnapBrief light sleep
- siestaMidday rest
- shuteyeSlang for slumber
- microsleepInvoluntary seconds-long doze
Gradual loss of intensity
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
drowsy
Nearly falling asleep
heavy-eyed · nodding · yawning · tired · weary · half-asleep · bleary-eyed · foggy · drifting · fading
snooze
Light brief sleep
microsleep · nod · kip · drowse · naptime · zzz · repose · cat-nap
fading
Gradual loss of intensity
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
hazy · floating · dreamlike · semiconscious
resting
In a state of stillness
lazy · peaceful · quiet · calm · mellow · chilling · laid-back · cozy · comfortable · reclined
dozewake
Path left in water
awaken · be awake · stay alert · be vigilant · pay attention
dozedeep sleep
Unconsciousness hard to rouse
slumber · coma · unconsciousness · dead sleep · pass out
- doze offFall briefly unconscious
- dozing offFalling briefly asleep
- dozed offFell asleep unintentionally