Slumberous and Wakeful

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Slumberous adjective - Desiring or needing sleep.

Usage example: parents putting their slumberous children to bed

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Wakeful is an antonym for slumberous.

Nearby Words: slumbering, slumber, slumbered

Wakeful adjective - Not sleeping or able to sleep.

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

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Slumberous is an antonym for wakeful.

Nearby Words: wake, waking, wakeless, waked

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