Synonyms for sleepiness
sleepi·ness

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1. sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolencenoun

   a very sleepy state

   "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"

   Synonyms:
   drowsiness, somnolence

   Antonyms:
   wakefulness, sleeplessness

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1. • Temporary State

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1. sleepinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   drowsiness, somnolence, doziness, inclination to sleep

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1. sleepinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   drowsiness, somnolence

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1. List of paraphrases for "sleepiness":

   drowsiness, somnolence, insomnia, sedation

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1. Melissa Majumdar:

   Some people experience sleepiness or sluggishness as a sign to eat more instead of the traditional hunger cues, if two or three hours after a meal you are low in energy, plug in a balanced snack of fiber and protein, like fresh fruit with a handful of nuts or a small bag of edamame.

2. William Ja:

   If that’s true in humans too, that means there are potentially different targets for us to go after in the future with dietary or drug interventions to help with sleepiness or wakefulness.

3. Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings:

   There is infection in everything. Even sleepiness can be infectious, and yawning can be infectious. There is even the infection of a time.

4. Rituparna Das:

   Pain was the most common event, young children's events included fever, headache, fatigue, myalgia, arthralgia, nausea, vomiting and chills. For infants and toddlers, events included fever, irritability, crying, sleepiness and loss of appetite.

5. Phyllis Zee:

   From a clinical standpoint, I think it highlights the importance for health care providers to routinely ask patients about napping and excessive daytime sleepiness and evaluate for other contributing conditions to potentially modify the risk for cardiovascular disease.