slumber
To sleep deeply and peacefully.
slumber in a sentence
- The bear slumbered through the whole winter as snow piled up outside its den.
- Despite the noisy market all around, the baby continued to slumber peacefully in her pram.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to slumber?
- Arise
- Bsleep
- Cwake
- Dstir
Show the answer
B: sleep. The other three mean the opposite of slumber.
Words that mean something similar
sleep
Words that mean the opposite
wake, stir, rise
More words about time & change
- suspend: To stop something for a while, or to hang something up.
- tardy: Late, or slower than expected.
- tedious: Boring because it goes on too long and never changes.
- thrive: To grow strong, healthy and successful.
- transform: To change something completely.
- ultimate: Final, or the greatest of all.
- upheaval: A sudden big change that causes trouble and confusion.
- urgent: So important that it must be dealt with straight away.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test