heavy eyelids
Fatigue shows here
Heavy eyelids describes the sensation of eyelids feeling weighted down, struggling to stay open.
The phrase signals drowsiness or exhaustion: I couldn't focus on the movie—my eyelids were too heavy.
It can also suggest someone fighting sleep: She read another page despite her heavy eyelids.
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
- sleepyWanting to doze
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- dead tiredExtremely exhausted state
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
drooping · blinking · yawning · exhaustion · sleep deprived · nodding · nodding off · weight · closing · fluttering · leaden · sandy · gritty · burning · pillow · bed · lashes · sleep
- fatigueexhaustion, tiredness, weariness, lethargy, chronic fatigue
- drowsinesssleepiness, tiredness, grogginess, lethargy, fatigue
- fatigue symptomsexhaustion, tiredness, drowsiness, sleepiness, yawning
- drowsysleepy, drowsy, tired, dozy, groggy
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, slumber
- eye problemsblindness, cataracts, glaucoma, blurred vision, eye irritation
heavy eyelidsbright-eyed
Alert and enthusiastic
eyes wide open · wakeful · wide-awake · wide-eyed · wide awake
heavy eyelidsrefreshed
Restored to vigor
well-rested · energized · invigorated · perky · sprightly
heavy, heavier, heaviest, heavily, heaviness, eyelid, eyelids, eyes, eyed