Synonyms for pillow
ˈpɪl oʊpil·low

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

1. pillowverb

   a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

2. pillow, restverb

   rest on or as if on a pillow

   "pillow your head"

   Synonyms:
   stay, breathe, reside, perch, remain, repose, roost, lie, catch one's breath, take a breather, rest

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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. pillownoun

   Synonyms:
   cushion, bolster

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "pillow":

   pillowed, cushion

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1. Charlotte Bronte:

   A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.

2. Chris Winter:

   Someone who is asleep ‘before their head hits the pillow’ is not a champion sleeper any more than an individual who can eat their entire dinner in three minutes is a highly nutritious eater, that can often be a red flag and not a sign of great sleep.

3. Scott C. Holstad:

   woke up with blood on the pillow, blood on the sheets, blood on my breath and blood in my mouth and the coughing started again and i turned to spit at the trashcan and missed and i admired the new wall decoration as i grabbed a cigarette to start the bloody day.

4. Nick Littlehales:

   They were looking at recovery as a big issue and decided that my approach made a lot of sense to not only them but also the individual riders, we created a sleep kit, which is a replication of the ideal layers -- pillow, duvet, linen -- all put together to allow a small group of staff to go into the hotel and unzip Bradley's bag, he sleeps in it, they zip it back up and take it to the next hotel.

5. Amanda Coates:

   The next day I woke up, and my skin had come off onto the pillow, i went to the doctor immediately because of the pain and severe swelling.