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sleep

The word “sleep” has 1 syllable: sleep

It's pronounced as /sliːp/

What is synonym and antonym for sleep?

In the thesaurus, “sleep” has 73 synonyms and 19 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for sleep along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for sleep

Antonyms for sleep

Meanings of sleep

  • verb
    1. To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
    2. (of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
    3. To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
    4. To accommodate in beds.
    5. To be slumbering in (a state).
    6. To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
    7. To be dead; to lie in the grave.
    8. To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.
    9. To wait for a period of time without performing any action.
    10. To place into a state of hibernation.
  • noun
    1. The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
    2. An act or instance of sleeping.
    3. (metonymically) A night.
    4. Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).
    5. A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.
    6. The hibernation of animals.

Example Sentences

  • He couldn’t sleep because of the loud noise outside.
  • Getting enough sleep is essential for good health.
  • The baby finally fell sleep after being rocked gently.
  • I like to sleep in on weekends to feel refreshed.
  • Lack of sleep can affect your concentration and mood.

On this page you'll find 92 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to sleep, such as: annihilation, arise, arouse, assassination, awake, bed, birth.

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  • batting
  • bed
  • break
  • catch forty winks
  • catnap
  • couch
  • down
  • doze
  • dream
  • drop off
  • drowse
  • feel
  • fiber
  • floss
  • fluff
  • forty winks
  • fur
  • fuzz
  • get some shut-eye
  • grit
  • hibernate
  • interlude
  • intermission
  • kip
  • lay
  • lie
  • lint
  • lull
  • microsleep
  • nod
  • nod off
  • outside
  • oversleep
  • pause
  • pile
  • rack
  • relax
  • repose
  • respite
  • rest
  • roost
  • roughness
  • shag
  • shuteye
  • siesta
  • sleep
  • sleep in
  • slumber
  • smoothness
  • snooze
  • spot
  • surface
  • take a siesta
  • take a snooze
  • tooth
  • wale
  • warp
  • weave
  • weft
  • wink
  • woof

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