undreaming
No nocturnal imagery
Undreaming describes a state without dreams—either literally during dreamless sleep or figuratively suggesting an absence of imagination, aspiration, or fantasy.
She fell into undreaming sleep.
The word can also characterize someone practical or unsentimental: His undreaming assessment of the situation left no room for hope.
Recurring unconscious repose
- comaUnwakeable unconsciousness
- blackoutComplete power loss
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
stupor · oblivion · deep sleep · torpor · insensibility · somnolence · unconsciousness · narcolepsy
Lacking physical sensation
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
cold · dispassionate · aloof · stoic · phlegmatic · stolid · insensate · indifferent
Lacking imagination or excitement
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- uncreativeLacking originality or invention
- literal-mindedUnderstanding only exact meaning
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
pedestrian · conventional · unoriginal · derivative · humdrum · banal · plodding · routine
sleep
Recurring unconscious repose
anesthesia · stupor · oblivion · deep sleep · torpor · insensibility · somnolence · unconsciousness · narcolepsy · catatonia
numb
Lacking physical sensation
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- detachedApart or uninvolved
impassive · cold · dispassionate · aloof · stoic · phlegmatic · stolid · insensate · indifferent · blank
prosaic
Lacking imagination or excitement
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- uncreativeLacking originality or invention
- literal-mindedUnderstanding only exact meaning
mundane · pedestrian · conventional · unoriginal · derivative · humdrum · banal · plodding · routine · unpoetic
awake
Not in slumber
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- consciousMentally present and alert
- lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible
aware · sleepless · unsleeping · vigilant · attentive · clear-eyed · present · grounded · realistic · pragmatic
undreamingdreaming
Mental imagery during slumber
visionary · imaginative · fanciful · idealistic · aspirational
dream, dreaming, dreamer, daydream, dreams, daydreaming, dreamed, dreamland, dreamlike