snooze

Quick light rest

Snooze is a brief, light sleep—a nap or doze: I grabbed a quick snooze before dinner.

The snooze button on an alarm clock silences it temporarily, allowing a few more minutes of sleep before it sounds again.

As a verb, to snooze is to nap or drowse.

Something boring might be called a snooze: The movie was a total snooze.

alarm

clock

Device displaying time

oversleep · buzz · ring · bedtime · timer · digital · beep · alert · reminder · late

nap

doze

Brief light rest

microsleep · zzz · afternoon · couch · desk · catch-up · brief

sleep

slumber

Light, restful unconsciousness

bed · mattress · pajamas · REM · deep · night · bedtime · nocturnal · insomnia · restful

drowsy

sleepy

Wanting to doze

yawning · bleary · heavy-eyed · lethargic · weary · dozy · sluggish · listless · half-awake · foggy

rest

recharge

Restore electrical capacity

leisure · ease · comfort · rejuvenation · lazy · idle · unwind · break · recovery

Categories
Opposites
sleep/wake state

snoozewake

Path left in water

awaken · wake up · awake · rouse · arouse

energy level

snoozeenergize

Supply with vitality

invigorate · hustle · rush · bustle · spring into action

excitement/interest

snoozethrill

Surge of intense excitement

excitement · thriller · nail-biter · edge-of-your-seat · riveting

Phrases
Family

snoozing, snoozes, snoozy, snoozed, snoozer, snoozers, snoozefest, snooze button

Familiarity
Top 3,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G