Antonyms for slumber
ˈslʌm bərslum·ber

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

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.

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Physical Condition

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

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

How to use slumber in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Giuseppe Mazzini:

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

3. 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.

4. Shah Asad Rizvi:

   Awaken from the slumber of despair, as the heart repairs and memories dance to the song called time

5. Kahlil Gibran:

   We fear death, yet we long for slumber and beautiful dreams.

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