Synonyms for sleep
slipsleep

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1. sleep

   Ease denotes freedom from cause of disturbance, whether external or internal. Quiet denotes freedom from agitation, or especially from annoying sounds. Rest is a cessation of activity especially of wearying or painful activity. Recreation is some pleasing activity of certain organs or faculties that affords rest to other parts of our nature that have become weary. Repose is a laying down, primarily of the body, and figuratively a similar freedom from toil or strain of mind. Repose is more complete than rest; a pause is a momentary cessation of activity; a black-smith finds a temporary rest while the iron is heating, but he does not yield to repose; in a pause of battle a soldier rests on his arms; after the battle the victor reposes on his laurels. Sleep is the perfection of repose, the most complete rest; slumber is a light and ordinarily pleasant form of sleep. In the figurative sense, rest of mind, soul, conscience, is not mere cessation of activity, but a pleasing, tranquil relief from all painful and wearying activity; repose is even more deep, tranquil, and complete.

   Synonyms:
   calm, calmness, cessation, ease, intermission, pause, peace, peacefulness, quiescence, quiet, quietness, quietude, recreation, repose, rest, slumber, stay, stillness, stop, tranquillity

   Antonyms:
   agitation, commotion, disquiet, disturbance, excitement, motion, movement, restlessness, rush, stir, strain, toil, tumult, unrest, work

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1. sleepverb

   Synonyms:
   slumber, doze, drowse, snooze, repose

   Antonyms:
   be awake

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1. sleep, slumbernoun

   a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

   "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"

   Synonyms:
   eternal sleep, nap, sopor, eternal rest, quietus, slumber, rest

   Antonyms:
   wake

2. sleep, sopornoun

   a torpid state resembling deep sleep

   Synonyms:
   eternal sleep, nap, sopor, eternal rest, quietus, slumber, rest

   Antonyms:
   wake

3. sleep, napnoun

   a period of time spent sleeping

   "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap"

   Synonyms:
   eternal sleep, nap, sopor, eternal rest, snooze, quietus, pile, cat sleep, slumber, forty winks, short sleep, rest, catnap

   Antonyms:
   wake

4. rest, eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietusverb

   euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

   "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep"

   Synonyms:
   remainder, relief, sopor, relaxation, respite, repose, balance, ease, residuum, rest, rest period, residual, nap, eternal sleep, residue, eternal rest, slumber, quietus

   Antonyms:
   wake

5. sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z'sverb

   be asleep

   Synonyms:
   kip, catch some Z's, slumber, log Z's

   Antonyms:
   wake

6. sleepverb

   be able to accommodate for sleeping

   "This tent sleeps six people"

   Synonyms:
   kip, catch some Z's, slumber, log Z's

   Antonyms:
   wake

Matched Categories

1. • Accommodate
   • Physical Condition
   • Time Period

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1. sleepverb

   Synonyms:
   SLUMBER, doze, drowse, nap, repose, fall asleep, drop asleep, take a nap, SIESTA

2. sleepnoun

   Synonyms:
   slumber, repose, rest

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sleepnoun

   Synonyms:
   slumber, repose, nap, doze, drowse, snooze, dozing, siesta, dormancy, lethargy, trance, sopor, coma, carus, somnipathy, somnolism, dogsleep

   Associated words:
   hypnology, hypnotic, agrypnotic, hypnosis, hypnotism, narcotic, opiate, dwale, somniloquence, somniloquism, somnial, somniferous, hypnophobia, hypnogogic, stupefacient, mesmeric, soporific, dormitive, soporiferous, soporous, somnific, somnolent, somniloquous, antihypnotic, morphean, oversleep, morphine, narcosis, lullaby, incubation, hypnogenic, mara, morpheus, hypnos, somnus, dormitory, diurnation, cubicle, insomniac, hibernation, somnipathist, somniloquist, agrypnia, wake, awaken

2. sleepverb

   Synonyms:
   slumber, repose, doze, drowse, lie dormant, hibernate, lodge

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1. List of paraphrases for "sleep":

   sleeping, sor, slept, asleep, bed, slumber, layer, suspension, dream, hibernate, bed., shutdown, dodo, hanger, bedding, night

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1. Bryce Drew:

   You take it hard. But a coach, you don't sleep very well for a long time. So you second-guess everything you do as a coach. As a player, you go out and work harder in the gym. And so for a coach I definitely think there's more of that that sticks with you for a longer period of time.

2. Jessica Greaney:

   I wasn’t allowed to sleep properly for nearly a week, it was not dissimilar from Chinese water torture. After the fourth day, not only was I going insane and crying every five minutes, nothing was changing.

3. Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz:

   The giant gas field discovery in Egypt is a painful reminder that while Israel has been 'sleep walking' and delaying the final approval of the gas outline and holding up further exploration, the world is changing in front of our eyes, including the implications on export possibilities.

4. Alex Agostini:

   Many of us already do not get enough sleep, and the contribution of sleep issues relevant to global warming could have real consequences for our health and wellbeing.

5. Richard Isaacson:

   This supports the notion that in order to optimize memory function and learning, people need to prioritize restful activities -- most importantly adequate sleep -- to keep our' engines' running at peak performance.