Synonyms for fall asleep
fall asleep

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fall asleepverb

   Synonyms:
   go to sleep, pass away, pass over, drift off, pass, nod off, drop off

   Antonyms:
   awake, awaken, wake, wake up

2. fall asleepverb

   To pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep.

   Synonyms:
   pass away, go to sleep, nod off, pass, drift off, drop off, pass over

   Antonyms:
   awake, awaken, wake up, wake

3. fall asleepverb

   To die

   John Doe, fell asleep 1 January 2001.

   Synonyms:
   go to sleep, pass away, nod off, drift off, drop off, pass, pass over

   Antonyms:
   awake, wake, wake up, awaken

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off, drowse offverb

   change from a waking to a sleeping state

   "he always falls asleep during lectures"

   Synonyms:
   flake out, nod off, slip, put down, drop away, doze off, discharge, fall behind, fall back, lose, set down, drop, fall away, drift off, recede, drop off, drowse off, unload, dope off

   Antonyms:
   waken, awake, arouse, wake up, come alive, awaken, wake

How to pronounce fall asleep?

How to say fall asleep in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use fall asleep in a sentence?

1. Todd Arnedt:

   We do know that relaxing is an important activity before bed, so for people with insomnia, it could be beneficial to decrease that state of arousal, these rituals become important and we almost always will recommend to someone if they have a ritual that helps them fall asleep, then do it.

2. Allison Tallman:

   Consumption in the evening may promote drowsiness, leading to better sleep. Oats also contain melatonin, which can help us to fall asleep as well.

3. Yuval Neria:

   Nightmares are really a common symptom of PTSD, people are terrified by their nightmares and always very ambivalent about whether to fall asleep or not because they know that they may meet their demons.

4. Baltasar Gracian:

   Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed.

5. Michael Breus:

   If you’re among the many Americans who are sleep deprived, it probably won’t be difficult for you to fall asleep at the new time.