nonsleeping

Eyes still open

Nonsleeping describes someone or something that is not asleep or not in a state of sleep.

It often distinguishes the wakeful portion of a group or time period: the nonsleeping passengers kept their voices down, during her nonsleeping hours she worked constantly.

The word emphasizes the absence of sleep rather than active wakefulness.

alert

wakeful

Unable to slumber

aware · conscious · observant · responsive · perceptive · sharp · focused · keen · wide-awake · bright-eyed

agitated

restless

Unable to be still

edgy · nervous · anxious · impatient · jittery · squirmy · twitchy · irritable · tense · wired

insomnia

tossing

Light underhand throw

exhaustion · fatigue · midnight · pillow · anxiety · stress · overthinking · frustration · bedroom · caffeine

Opposites
consciousness/alertness state

nonsleepingsleeping

Unconscious rest state

asleep · slumbering · unconscious · dozing · napping

activity versus dormancy

nonsleepingdormant

Inactive but capable

hibernating · inactive · quiescent · torpid · suspended

Family

sleep, sleeping, sleeper, sleepers, sleepless, sleeplessly, sleeplessness, sleepy, sleepily

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G