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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The day of their second wedding, Williams slept in, waking up at 8:30 a.m. to get her nails done and begin getting her glam on.

From MarketWatch

Among participants who slept less than the recommended nine or more hours per night, those who took stimulants earned better grades than sleep deprived children who did not take the medication.

From Science Daily

I was on the top, my sister was there, my other sister was in between my parents... and then the tailor slept also there and then the nanny.

From BBC

But he continued seeing patients at the Hansen’s disease clinic up until the week of his death, apparently from a heart attack while he slept.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was still wearing what he slept in — black shorts and a T-shirt — when the agents arrested him, he told The Times in his first interview with a news outlet since his ordeal began.

From Los Angeles Times