adjective · Medium SAT word

    Somnolent

    sleepy; inclined to or marked by drowsiness

    Somnolent in a sentence

    The somnolent student struggled to stay awake during class.

    Synonyms for somnolent

    Antonyms for somnolent

    • alert
    • awake
    • energetic

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