grogginess
Half-awake mental fog
Grogginess is the sluggish, foggy state of not being fully awake or alert.
It typically follows insufficient sleep, anesthesia, or heavy drinking: I couldn't shake the grogginess after my red-eye flight.
The word comes from grog, a diluted rum once served to sailors—grogginess was originally drunkenness.
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
- dazedShocked into mental fog
- befuddledMentally confused, disoriented
- muddledIn a confused state
- woozyDizzy and confused
addled · foggy · hazy · fuzzy-headed · discombobulated · spacey · punch-drunk · bleary
State of needing rest
- tirednessState of needing rest
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- wearinessState of being drained
- somnolenceAbnormal urge to doze
doziness · yawning · heavy-eyed · nodding · sluggishness · stupor · torpor · oversleeping
Without clear direction
- inattentiveNot paying attention
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- scatterbrainedLacking mental focus
- absentmindedInattentive to immediate surroundings
vague · clouded · unclear · scattered · fuzzy · dim · woolly-headed · blanking
confusion
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
woozy · addled · foggy · hazy · fuzzy-headed · discombobulated · spacey · punch-drunk · bleary · disconnected
sleepiness
State of needing rest
- tirednessState of needing rest
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- wearinessState of being drained
somnolence · doziness · yawning · heavy-eyed · nodding · sluggishness · stupor · torpor · oversleeping · naptime
unfocused
Without clear direction
- inattentiveNot paying attention
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- scatterbrainedLacking mental focus
absentminded · vague · clouded · unclear · scattered · fuzzy · dim · woolly-headed · blanking · zoned-out
lethargic
Lacking energy or alertness
leaden · heavy · slow-moving · plodding · weighted · dragging · unresponsive · enervated · weary · lumbering
- fatigueexhaustion, tiredness, weariness, lethargy, chronic fatigue
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, slumber
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- drowsinesssleepiness, tiredness, lethargy, fatigue, drowsiness
- fatigue symptomsexhaustion, tiredness, drowsiness, sleepiness, yawning
- hangoversheadache, nausea, thirst, dry mouth, fatigue
grogginessalertness
Active mental awareness
wakefulness · sharpness · clarity · lucidity · mental acuity
grogginessvigor
Active physical strength
vitality · energy · liveliness · perkiness · bright-eyed and bushy-tailed