insomniac

1 of 2

adjective

in·som·ni·ac in-ˈsäm-nē-ˌak How to pronounce insomniac (audio)

: of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with insomnia

insomniac nights

insomniac tendencies

… he lived for several months with an older brother who didn't enforce bedtime rules. Joe started exchanging text messages with an insomniac friend and played online games against opponents on the other side of the planet.

John Cline

The last thing my sisters and I would do on Christmas Eve—before retiring to our separate rooms and our private paroxysms of insomniac anticipation—was make sure our parents had put out cookies for Santa Claus.

Christopher Caldwell

insomniac

2 of 2

noun

plural insomniacs

: a person affected with insomnia

Many insomniacs develop anxiety about going to bed and they fear sleeplessness, which can worsen insomnia.

Andrew Weil

insomniac 1 of 2

adjective

as in wakeful

not sleeping or able to sleep an insomniac veteran tormented by his memories of the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

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wakeful
awake
sleepless
awakened
about
wide-awake
up
rousted
wakened
aware
roused
astir
conscious
aroused
revived
reawakened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

sleeping
sleepy
asleep
dormant
somnolent
resting
napping
unawakened
slumberous
drowsy
dreaming
slumbering
nodding
slumbrous
dozy
dozing
hypnotized
mesmerized

insomniac

2 of 2

noun

as in waker

Synonyms & Similar Words

waker
riser

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

sleeper
slumberer
dozer
nodder

单词	insomniac
释义	insomniac 1 of 2 adjective in·som·ni·ac in-ˈsäm-nē-ˌak : of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with insomnia insomniac nights insomniac tendencies … he lived for several months with an older brother who didn't enforce bedtime rules. Joe started exchanging text messages with an insomniac friend and played online games against opponents on the other side of the planet. John Cline The last thing my sisters and I would do on Christmas Eve—before retiring to our separate rooms and our private paroxysms of insomniac anticipation—was make sure our parents had put out cookies for Santa Claus. Christopher Caldwell insomniac 2 of 2 noun plural insomniacs : a person affected with insomnia Many insomniacs develop anxiety about going to bed and they fear sleeplessness, which can worsen insomnia. Andrew Weil Synonyms Adjective awake sleepless wakeful wide-awake See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Adjective from attributive use of insomniac entry 2 Noun insomnia + -ac First Known Use Adjective 1877, in the meaning defined above Noun 1879, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition insomniac 1 of 2 noun in·som·ni·ac -nē-ˌak : one affected with insomnia insomniac 2 of 2 adjective : affected with insomnia an insomniac patient insomniac 1 of 2 adjective as in wakeful not sleeping or able to sleep an insomniac veteran tormented by his memories of the war Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance wakeful awake sleepless awakened about wide-awake up rousted wakened aware roused astir conscious aroused revived reawakened Antonyms & Near Antonyms sleeping sleepy asleep dormant somnolent resting napping unawakened slumberous drowsy dreaming slumbering nodding slumbrous dozy dozing hypnotized mesmerized See More insomniac 2 of 2 noun as in waker Synonyms & Similar Words waker riser Antonyms & Near Antonyms sleeper slumberer dozer nodder
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