snoozer

Real yawn inducer

A snoozer is someone or something that induces sleep—usually through dullness rather than comfort.

A boring lecture is a snoozer; so is a tedious movie: The film was a real snoozer.

The word can also mean someone who snoozes, though this sense is less common than the "boring thing" meaning.

nap

siesta

Midday rest

forty winks · shuteye · drowse · lie-in · microsleep · kip · rest · slumber · nodding off · afternoon nap

boring

tedious

Boring through length

humdrum · mundane · dull · unexciting · lackluster · tiresome · wearisome · uninspired · lifeless · soporific

sleep

oversleeper

One who sleeps too long

pillow · alarm clock · morning person · sleep in · drowsy · groggy · bleary-eyed · five more minutes · REM · snoring

Categories
Opposites
excitement/engagement

snoozerthriller

Suspense-driven narrative genre

nail-biter · barn burner · page-turner · cliffhanger · white-knuckle ride

energy level

snoozerupper

Shoe part above sole

stimulant · pick-me-up · energizer · shot in the arm · jolt

Phrases
Family

snooze, snoozing, snoozes, snoozy, snoozed, snoozers

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G