Synonyms for slumber
ˈslʌm bərslum·ber

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1. slumberverb

   To be in a very light state of sleep, almost awake

   Antonyms:
   sloom

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. slumber

   Ease denotes freedom from cause of disturbance, whether external or internal. Quiet denotes freedom from agitation, or especially from annoying sounds. Rest is a cessation of activity especially of wearying or painful activity. Recreation is some pleasing activity of certain organs or faculties that affords rest to other parts of our nature that have become weary. Repose is a laying down, primarily of the body, and figuratively a similar freedom from toil or strain of mind. Repose is more complete than rest; a pause is a momentary cessation of activity; a black-smith finds a temporary rest while the iron is heating, but he does not yield to repose; in a pause of battle a soldier rests on his arms; after the battle the victor reposes on his laurels. Sleep is the perfection of repose, the most complete rest; slumber is a light and ordinarily pleasant form of sleep. In the figurative sense, rest of mind, soul, conscience, is not mere cessation of activity, but a pleasing, tranquil relief from all painful and wearying activity; repose is even more deep, tranquil, and complete.

   Synonyms:
   calm, calmness, cessation, ease, intermission, pause, peace, peacefulness, quiescence, quiet, quietness, quietude, recreation, repose, rest, sleep, stay, stillness, stop, tranquillity

   Antonyms:
   agitation, commotion, disquiet, disturbance, excitement, motion, movement, restlessness, rush, stir, strain, toil, tumult, unrest, work

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1. sleep, slumbernoun

   a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

   "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"

   Synonyms:
   eternal sleep, nap, sopor, eternal rest, quietus, sleep, rest

2. slumberverb

   a dormant or quiescent state

   Synonyms:
   sleep

3. sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z'sverb

   be asleep

   Synonyms:
   kip, catch some Z's, sleep, log Z's

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1. slumberverb

   Synonyms:
   sleep (lightly), doze, nap, snooze, lose one's self, take a nap, SIESTA

2. slumbernoun

   Synonyms:
   sleep (not deep or profound), repose, rest, doze, nap, light sleep

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "slumber":

   sleep, dream

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1. Russell Foster:

   We are regularly told that the' ideal' night of sleep in the aged should be seven hours of uninterrupted slumber. This belief is wrong in so many ways. Your Sleep is like shoe size ; one size does not fit all, and by classifying' good sleep' in this way can cause confusion and anxiety for many.

2. Christina Rossetti:

   I dream of you to wake; would that I might Dream of you and not wake but slumber on...

3. Giuseppe Mazzini:

   Slumber not in the tents of your fathers. The world is advancing.

4. Václav Havel:

   None of us know all the potentialities that slumber in the spirit of the population, or all the ways in which that population can surprise us when there is the right interplay of events.

5. Christen kuikoua:

   A man who perceives danger yet chooses to slumber without warning those who might be affected by it exhibits cruelty. Such an individual, willfully ignorant of the potential consequences, will inevitably bear the weight of self-inflicted remorse and face the consequences of his indifference.