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asleep

/əˈsliːp/adjective, adverb2 syllables

Asleep means: in a state of sleep.

Synonyms for asleep42

adjective, as in in a state of sleep

at rest, dormant, hibernating, torpid, drowsy, drowsing, dozy, fast asleep, sound asleep, hypnoid, sleepy, sleepy-eyed, sleepyheaded, slumberous
and 7 more, slumbery, slumbrous, somnolent, unawakened, unaware, incognizant, unconscious

adjective, as in dead

at peace, at rest, deceased, departed, gone, dead

adjective, as in lacking sensation

benumbed, numb, insensible

also used for asleep

cold, comatose, dead to the world, down for the count, in the arms of Morpheus, in the arms of Murphy, nangry, out cold, out like a light, sacked out, sleepbound, sleeping, somnambular

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Opposites of asleep

awake

What does asleep mean?5

adjective

1

in a state of sleep“were all asleep when the phone rang”

2

dead“he is deceased”

3

lacking sensation“my foot is asleep”

adverb

1

into a sleeping state“he fell asleep”

2

in the sleep of death

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with asleep?16

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Asleep in a sentence

  • When he saw me, he pretended to be asleep.CK
  • Awake or asleep, she was thinking about it.unknown
  • He was about to fall asleep, when he heard his name called.CK
  • As he was so tired, he fell fast asleep.unknown
  • We're counting on you to wake us up in time, so don't fall asleep.CK
  • As soon as he went to bed, he fell asleep.CM
  • When the fire broke out, he was fast asleep.Ivan24
  • He looked asleep, but he was really dead.CM

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