74 Synonyms & Antonyms For SLEEP

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  • Definitions sleep [sleep] / slip / NOUN suspension of consciousness Synonyms STRONGEST coma dream hibernation slumber trance STRONG bedtime catnap dormancy doze dullness lethargy nap nod repose rest sandman shuteye siesta snooze torpidity torpor WEAK few z's forty winks sack time slumberland Antonyms STRONGEST consciousness wakefulness STRONG action activity energy liveliness WEAK awakening VERB suspend consciousness Synonyms STRONGEST bed down doze fall asleep languish relax snooze STRONG bunk catnap crash dream drowse flop hibernate nap nod oversleep repose rest retire slumber snore yawn WEAK catch a wink catch forty winks conk out cop some z's drop off fall out hit the hay hit the sack nod off sack out saw wood take a nap turn in zonk out zzz Antonyms STRONGEST grow STRONG be active energize WEAK wake waken

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    He can’t sleep for more than a half-hour at a time, and has lost so much weight that his wife said his calves are the size of her arms.

    From The Wall Street Journal

    Johnson was recovering from a knee injury and would have preferred to stay home in bed sleeping before her work shift , but her niece needed to do some last-minute shopping.

    From Los Angeles Times

    Johnson was recovering from a knee injury and would have preferred to stay home in bed sleeping before being forced to work, but her niece needed to do last-minute shopping.

    From Los Angeles Times

    “I’m gonna be a felon for branding my own cattle. I literally could not sleep.”

    From The Wall Street Journal

    I was on the top, my sister was there, my other sister was in between my parents... and then the tailor slept also there and then the nanny.

    From BBC

    Related Words

    Words related to sleep are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word sleep. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

    catnap coma deaths decease demise dissolution doze hibernate lain languidness leadenness lie lethargy nap naps nodded nod noiselessness passing quietness repose repose reposed rest roost sentence sentences siesta silence snore soundlessness speechlessness stupor torpidity yawn

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