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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

Example Sentences

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These tend to be the people buying $1,700 bassinets that rock their babies to sleep, artisanal food for their dogs, pricey gym memberships, luxury cruises and spots on business-class airplane cabins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"As long as I'm not sending the audience to sleep."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

"We hear them in the morning, and we hear them at night. We can no longer sleep or live in peace."

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Solriamfetol, the drug evaluated in this study, is already approved for treating excessive sleepiness in people with obstructive sleep apnea and narcolepsy.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

I’m not able to sleep, and the idea of doing nothing seems worse than the idea of something, no matter how far-fetched that something is.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.