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zonk out

VERB
black out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cross out cut off darken erase extinguish faint pass out
STRONG
delete
WEAK
batten conceal cover cover up eclipse eradicate go out like a light hold back keel over make dark obfuscate quash rub out shade smother squash squelch stifle suppress swoon
Antonyms
WEAK
add pencil in resuscitate revive uncover
VERB
oversleep
Synonyms
STRONG
hibernate languish sleep in
WEAK
conk out crash saw wood
VERB
sleep
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 zzz
Antonyms
STRONGEST
grow
STRONG
be active energize
WEAK
wake waken

Example Sentences

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I try to center myself before I zonk out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

“She’ll zonk out in front of her computer,” her mother, Marilyn Dayton, said, “and I’ll have to wake her.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2021

Try that and some chamomile tea and you’ll really zonk out.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2018

When the couple, both struggling with age, zonk out in front of the TV, Dan jokes, “We missed all the shows about black and Asian families.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2018

And when you go to bed that night, the last thing you see before you zonk out are those eyes, and the last thing on your face is a smile.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli