DOZED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

dozed

verb

past tense of doze

as in slept

to be in a state of sleep likes to doze through those lazy summer afternoons

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as in napped

to sleep lightly or briefly she dozed fitfully in the car but never fell completely asleep

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Recent Examples of dozed The toothless man nodded, and the fat woman dozed. — Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026 The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 So Ronny sat up front while Cali dozed in the back, and the trio didn’t speak as the truck cut through the morning. — Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025

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The findings at Abric Romaní are different because the finds come from a place where Neanderthals lived, slept, cooked, and made tools over the course of some 20,000 years.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
Most dogs slept on the bed or in the same room as their humans.

— Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of slept

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Participants who exercised correctly recognized 56% of the images, compared with 57% among those who napped and 46% in the control group.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
That combination is aimed particularly at high-volume production of fleece, brushed and napped fabrics, including textiles used in softshell garments.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

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The defense rested its case on Thursday in the death penalty case of Alberto Sierra, who admitted to snuffing the lives of his estranged wife and her two young daughters with a plastic bag.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
The Kansas City Chiefs return from their bye week well-rested and sitting at 4-0.

— Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

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