Definitions

asleep

[uh-sleep] / əˈslip /

ADJECTIVE

unconscious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comatose dormant

WEAK

catching some zzz's conked crashed dozing dreaming flaked out getting shut-eye hibernating in dreamland in repose inactive inert napping on the kip out out cold out like a light out of it reposing resting sacked out sleeping slumbering snoozing snoring somnolent taking forty winks

Antonyms

WEAK

attentive awake conscious

Example Sentences

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These shifts make it harder for teens to fall asleep early, even when they are tired.

From Science Daily

During Cabinet meetings, press availabilities in the Oval Office and a recent signing ceremony, he looks like he has fallen asleep.

From Salon

“My goal is to not hear the ding at 10,000 feet, because I’m already asleep.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"My phone was off and I was asleep," Ms Mateos recalled.

From BBC

He has at times appeared to fall asleep in meetings and not be able to hear questions.

From BBC