I was so excited that I could not fall asleep.
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Asleep
/əˈsliːp/
Synonyms for "asleep" (181 found)
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Closest matches (37)
a stranger toanesthetizedasleep in jesusat restbenumbedbereft of lifeblind tobreathlesscalled homecallouscarrioncatalepticcatatoniccaught nappingcoldcomatosecroakeddeaddead and gonedead asleep
Strong matches (54)
departed this lifedestitute of lifedone fordopeddormantdruggeddullexamineexanimateextinctfallenfast asleepfinishedflaked-outfood for wormsgonegone to glorygone westgoofing offhalf-conscious
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idleimpassibleimperceptiveimpercipientin ignorance ofinactiveinanimateincautiousincognizantinertinsensateinsensibleinsensible toinsensitiveinsentientlatelate lamentedlaunched into eternitylifelessmartyredmindlessnappingnarcotizednirvanicno morenoddingnonconceivingnot with it
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (90)
numbnumbedobdurateobliviousobtuseoff guardoff-guardoutout coldout of itpassed onpassivepushing up daisiesquietreleasedreposingresting easysaintedsemiconscioussenseless
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sleepingsleepyslumberingsmitten with deathsound asleepspaced outspiritlessstillstillbornstonedstrung outtaken awaytaken offthick skinnedthick wittedthick-skinnedthick-wittedunalertunanimatedunawareunaware ofuncautiousunconsciousunconscious ofunfeelingunfeltunguardedunhearinguninsightfulunknowingunmindfulunmindful ofunperceivingunperceptiveunprehensiveunpreparedunreadyunrealizingunseeingunsuspectingunvigilantunwaryunwatchfulunwittingwith the lordwith the saintswithout lifewithout vital functionswitlesszonkedzonked out
Adjective(8 words)
Adjective(9 words)
Noun(2 words)
snoozingunconscious being
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6 entriesCollocations
10 entriesREM sleepasleep at the wheelasleep patientdeep sleepdeeply asleepfall asleepfast asleeplight sleepsleep statesound asleep
Inflections
2 entriesmore asleepmost asleep
Derivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
On my way home, I fell asleep on the train and rode past my station.
Source: tatoeba (20421)
On his return he found her daughter asleep.
Source: tatoeba (20457)
I fell asleep while studying at my desk.
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