Drowsy and Wakeful

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Drowsy adjective - Desiring or needing sleep.

Usage example: the drowsy students shuffled into the first-period class

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Wakeful is an antonym for drowsy.

Nearby Words: drowse, drowsing, drowsiness, drowsed, drowsily

Wakeful adjective - Not sleeping or able to sleep.

Usage example: the mother remained wakeful until her child returned home

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Drowsy is an antonym for wakeful.

Nearby Words: wake, waking, wakeless, waked

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