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go to sleep

VERB

hit the hay

Synonyms

WEAK

crash hit the sack kip down sack out turn in

VERB

retire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart go pull out relinquish remove retreat separate surrender withdraw

STRONG

decamp ebb exit part recede regress repeal rescind resign revoke rusticate secede yield

WEAK

absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go away go to bed go to one's room hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back run along seclude oneself sever connections stop working take off turn in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance continue remain stay

STRONG

approve arrive come in increase join

WEAK

begin enter

VERB

superannuate

Synonyms

STRONG

decamp depart ebb exit go part pension recede regress relinquish remove repeal rescind resign retreat revoke rusticate secede separate surrender withdraw yield

WEAK

absent oneself deny oneself draw back fall back get away get off give ground give up work give way go away go to bed go to one's room hand over hit the sack leave service make vacant pull back pull out put out to pasture run along seclude oneself sever connections stop working take off turn in

Antonyms

STRONG

advance allow approve arrive combine come come in enter forge increase join permit remain stay unite

VERB

turn in

Synonyms

STRONGEST

retire

WEAK

bed catch some z's flop hit the hay hit the sack lie down nap pile in rest roll in

Antonyms

WEAK

awaken get up wake

Example Sentences

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The aim was to get him to have a nap, but he did not want to go to sleep.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“People watch the videos over and over again because it helps them go to sleep at night,” she told People.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Last week, we reported on tech enthusiasts setting their bots to work when they go to sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Since I probably have to wake up the next morning for an early practice, I feel like 10:30 p.m. is a good time to go to sleep.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

I allowed Adèle to sit up much later than usual; for she declared she could not possibly go to sleep while the doors kept opening and shutting below, and people bustling about.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

go to sleep

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