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sleep
noun as in suspension of consciousness
verb as in suspend consciousness
Strong matches
bunk, catnap, crash, dream, drowse, flop, hibernate, nap, nod, oversleep, repose, rest, retire, slumber, snore, yawn
Weak matches
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
Example Sentences
My husband either wakes up at 5:30 and works out, or I’ll give him an extra hour of sleep.
In September 2025, the charity worked with 176 people sleeping rough - it said this was the highest number of people it has ever recorded in one month.
At another settlement, the U.N. refugee agency has run out of blankets, tarpaulins and sleeping mats, forcing refugees to sleep in the open.
That morning, the workers had teased them for not showing up early to help, but Angel had wanted to sleep in.
Medical experts have long questioned the diagnostic value of Amen’s scans, noting that reduced frontal-lobe activity can be influenced by fatigue, stress, sleep deprivation or even the scanning method itself.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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