slept

[slept] / slɛpt /

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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At 30 years and five months old, Lazare wore nappies, could no longer hear or see, and slept almost all day.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

She shared it with her sister and other women who slept on boards stacked up in the barracks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Several times, in cities where hotels seemed too pricey or too sketchy, he and his mom slept in their SUV.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"The people were not actually using the loungers, and the guests went into town or went back to bed and slept."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

We slept in the wagon and left our trotlines behind where they were.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck