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100 Words to Use Instead of “Sleepy”

February 21, 2026

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Term Definition
1. About to doze Nearly falling asleep.
2. Absent-minded Inattentive from tiredness.
3. Asleep In a state of sleep.
4. Blear-eyed Eyes dull from fatigue.
5. Bored Uninterested; low energy.
6. Brain-fogged Mentally hazy and tired.
7. Burned out Exhausted from prolonged stress.
8. Calm Relaxed and low-key.
9. Catnapping Taking a brief light sleep.
10. Cloudy-headed Head feels foggy.
11. Comatose Extremely hard to rouse.
12. Dazed Stunned; slow to react.
13. Dopey Slow-witted from tiredness.
14. Dozing Sleeping lightly; nodding off.
15. Drained Depleted of energy.
16. Dreamy Vaguely unfocused; languid.
17. Droopy Hanging limply from fatigue.
18. Drowsing Lightly sleeping intermittently.
19. Drowsy Inclined to fall asleep.
20. Dull Lacking alertness or energy.
21. Enervated Weakened; lacking vitality.
22. Exhausted Completely worn out.
23. Fagged Very tired; worn out.
24. Faint Weak; lacking strength.
25. Fatigued Weary from exertion.
26. Flagging Tiring; losing momentum.
27. Foggy Mentally unclear; tired.
28. Glassy-eyed Eyes unfocused from fatigue.
29. Groggy Dazed after waking.
30. Half-asleep Not fully awake.
31. Heavy-eyed Eyelids feel weighted.
32. Heavy-lidded Eyelids drooping with tiredness.
33. Idle Inactive; lacking drive.
34. Inert Without motion or energy.
35. Jaded Worn out; lacking enthusiasm.
36. Knackered Extremely tired.
37. Languid Slow and relaxed from tiredness.
38. Languorous Pleasantly slow and drowsy.
39. Lethargic Sluggish; lacking energy.
40. Listless Without interest or energy.
41. Logy Heavy and sluggish.
42. Low-energy Having little vigor.
43. Mellow Relaxed; gently subdued.
44. Mentally spent Out of mental energy.
45. Muzzy Dazed; head not clear.
46. Napping Taking a short sleep.
47. Nodding off Beginning to fall asleep.
48. Oversedated Too drugged; very drowsy.
49. Overtired Too tired to function well.
50. Pale Drained-looking from fatigue.
51. Pearly-eyed Eyes glossy with tiredness.
52. Pooped Very tired; worn out.
53. Powerless Lacking strength or energy.
54. Punch-drunk Dazed and sluggish.
55. Quiet Low activity; subdued.
56. Ready for bed Prepared to sleep soon.
57. Rest-deprived Lacking sufficient rest.
58. Restless Unable to relax or sleep.
59. Rundown Generally tired and unwell.
60. Sagging Drooping from fatigue.
61. Sapped Drained of strength.
62. Sedated Calmed; made drowsy.
63. Shattered Utterly exhausted.
64. Slow Not quick; lacking pep.
65. Sluggish Slow-moving; low energy.
66. Snoozy Inviting sleep; drowsy.
67. Somnolent Drowsy; prone to sleep.
68. Spent Used up; exhausted.
69. Stunned Dazed; slow to respond.
70. Stupefied Dulled; hardly responsive.
71. Stuporous Near-unconscious; very drowsy.
72. Subdued Quieted; less energetic.
73. Tired Needing rest; fatigued.
74. Tired-out Made tired by exertion.
75. Trance-like Detached; barely alert.
76. Unalert Not attentive or watchful.
77. Underrested Not rested enough.
78. Unfocused Unable to concentrate well.
79. Unrefreshed Not restored by rest.
80. Unresponsive Slow to react.
81. Wearied Made tired; exhausted.
82. Weary Tired, especially after effort.
83. Wilted Drooping; lacking vitality.
84. Wiped out Completely exhausted.
85. Woozy Dizzy and drowsy.
86. Worn out Exhausted from use or effort.
87. Yawning Showing signs of tiredness.
88. Zapped Suddenly drained of energy.
89. Zebra-eyed Strained eyes from tiredness.
90. Zen-like Very calm and subdued.
91. Zeroed out Out of energy; depleted.
92. Zesty-less Lacking zest or pep.
93. Zigzagging focus Attention faltering from fatigue.
94. Zillion-mile stare Distant, fatigued gaze.
95. Zingless Without spark or energy.
96. Zippy-less Not lively; low energy.
97. Zoned out Mentally checked out; tired.
98. Zoned-out Detached; not fully alert.
99. Zonked Extremely tired; out cold.
100. Zonked out Asleep from exhaustion.
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