SNOOZED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

snoozed

verb

past tense of snooze

as in slept

to be in a state of sleep snoozed through those long winter nights under a thick down comforter

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as in napped

to sleep lightly or briefly she was just snoozing when she heard the knock at the door

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Recent Examples of snoozed As a result, many subjects were depicted reclining or seated; some, like Tilley, who worked nights and posed for Freud during the day, simply snoozed. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026 Once a boomtown at the confluence of the Great Lakes and Erie Canal, Buffalo snoozed through much of the 20th century. — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 Travellers sat slumped staring at phones or snoozed under their coats. — Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026 Her dog, Delta Dawn, snoozed nearby. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2026 Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges. — Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026 This year, Tankersley spent the frigid night alone, dozing off briefly while the rest of her family snoozed in nearby vehicles. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026 In a post on TikTok, Olivia (@oliviapontano) revealed that her daughter snoozed for over 15 hours on October 10. — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 The youngest, Kiana, snoozed quietly on the couch. — Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 26 Nov. 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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