nod off

Questions about nod off

What does nod off mean?

nod off means "change from a waking to a sleeping state".

What is another word for nod off?

Close synonyms include fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, drop off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nod off a common word?

nod off is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.