Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "sleep" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

awake awaken being being awake stay stay awake up wake wake wake up wakefulness waking

Typical Location

motel

Capable Of

elude worried person make think more clearly

Causes

improvement in health

Causes Desire

snore

Defined As

most basic form of entertainment most relaxing part of day

Derived Terms

REM sleep Sleeping Beauty ageless sleep asleep beauty sleep besleep big sleep biphasic sleep broken sleep cold sleep coldsleep colorless green ideas sleep furiously cry oneself to sleep dead sleep deep sleep delayed sleep phase disorder divided sleep does Dolly Parton sleep on her back dog sleep druidic sleep electrosleep eternal sleep first sleep forsleep fox sleep fox's sleep go to sleep good night's sleep how can you sleep at night how do you sleep at night hybrid sleep hypersleep lack of sleep lose sleep morning sleep next sleep no sleep for the wicked non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder on sleep one could do it in one's sleep orthodox sleep outsleep oversleep paradoxical sleep polyphasic sleep put to sleep scare-sleep second sleep segmented sleep sleep a wink sleep aid sleep apnea sleep apnoea sleep around sleep black sleep camel sleep debt sleep dep sleep deprivation sleep diaper sleep disorder sleep divorce sleep divorce sleep easy sleep flower sleep funny sleep hygiene sleep in sleep in heavenly peace sleep in with sleep it off sleep it out sleep like a baby sleep like a dog sleep like a log sleep like a mouse sleep like a rock sleep like a top sleep machine sleep mask sleep mode sleep nappy sleep of the just sleep off sleep on sleep one off sleep out sleep over sleep paralysis sleep pressure sleep regression sleep rough sleep schedule sleep shorts sleep spindle sleep start sleep talk sleep terror sleep tight sleep together sleep twitch sleep under the same bridge sleep well sleep with sleep with one eye open sleep with one's fathers sleep with the fishes sleep-at-noon sleep-charged sleep-deprived sleep-drunk sleep-eat sleep-fuck sleep-in sleep-learning sleep-proof sleep-shorts sleepage sleepeater sleepful sleeping bag sleeping pill sleepiphany sleepless sleepover sleeptalk sleepwalk sleepwort sleepy soul sleep treacle sleep twilight sleep undersleep wake-sleep algorithm whatever helps you sleep at night yen sleep

Distinct From

awake wake wakefulness

Context

computing

First Subevents

close eyes find quiet place get off feet lay down

Last Subevents

awaken aware of dream close eyes get into bed lost conscience rest mind and body take deep breath and relax take feet off floor wake up

Prerequisites

calm close eyes comfortable fidn place quiet first get tired get comfortable get in bed get into bed go to bed go to sleep have bad lay down lay down feel sleepy lie down in bed lie down in dark room not concentrate on issue not eat relax take drugs take melatonin take nap take pill turn off lights use comfy pillow

Has Property

good for health important to human health necessary useful very important

Subevents

body will repair itself breathing close eyes cover yourself with blanket deep relaxation dream dreaming drool enter series of sleep stages fall off bed get in bed have nightmare having dream lie down lie down and close eyes might snore nocturia roll over set alarm shut eyes snore snoring stop moving sweat turn out lights waking up

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

accommodate admit death hold period period of time physical condition physiological condition physiological state rest time period

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

catnap doss nap noon

Type Of (IsA)

physiological state rheum time of rest time period

Manner Of

accommodate rest

Parts (Meronyms)

dream saw wood sleepwalk snore somnambulate

Motivated By Goal

body requires dream entertainment exhausted feel tired get rest get up early next day have long day tomorrow live need to rest need to restore energy organism need rest recreation refreshed rest rest and ready for tomorrow rest body sleepy tired tired and need rest well rested working very hard makes tires you're tired youare tired

Part Of

life

Related Terms

catnap count sheep fall asleep go to bed rest shut-eye shuteye sleeping sleepy slumber snooze soporific wake zzz

Related Terms

accommodate action activity animal another another nap at night awake bead bed bed action bed activity bed inactivity bed rest bed time bedroom beds beds involved bedtime bedtime action bedtime activity behavior behaviour bug catnap closed closed eyes closing closing eyes consciousness count count sheep death deep deep rest deep snooze doing doing nothing down doze doze off dozing dream dream mode dream state dream time dreaming dreams dreams snoring dreamy during energizing evil eye eyes eyes closed flower for dreams go go to good good night harmful harmful bug hibernation in bed inactivity involved leaflet long long nap lying lying down mode nap nap snooze napping near dreams nigh nigh activity night night action night activity night inactivity night nap night night night rest night time nightly nightly activity nightly behavior nighttime nighttime action nighttime activity nighttime relaxing nighttime rest nighty nighty activity nite nite rest nocturnal nocturnal rest nothing off on bed peacefulness physiological physiological state plant re re energizing recharging reduce refreshing relax relaxation relaxing relaxing activity rem repose rest rest time restful restful activity restful state resting resting behaviour resting dreaming resting night resting recharging resting state restorative restorative night rheum sheep short short hibernation shut shut eye shuteye sleeping slumber slumber rest snooze snoozing snore snore during snoring state time tired tiredness trance unconscious unconscious rest unconsciousness wait waking when when resting zzz

Synonym Network

crusty rest

Manner Variants (Troponyms)

doze nap snooze

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.