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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"I haven't been able to get him out of my mind... I haven't slept properly since and the grief that the family is going through, they're a lovely family and they don't deserve it."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Without a fan to keep the heat and mosquitoes at bay at home, she had barely slept.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

And for the first time in a while, I slept ’til morning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

It also reflects how deeply and continuously you believe you slept.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

He took a final steadying breath and walked past a group of women in flowery skirts and several college-aged kids who looked like they hadn’t slept in days.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova