asleep

¹asleep

adj \ə-ˈslēp\

Definition of ASLEEP

1

: being in a state of sleep

2

: dead

3

: lacking sensation : numb

4

a : inactive, dormant b : not alert : indifferent

Examples of ASLEEP

1. “Are you asleep?” “No, I'm awake.”
2. He tries to clean up the house while the kids are asleep.
3. The cats are asleep on the floor.
4. She was still asleep at noon.

Origin of ASLEEP

Middle English aslepe, from Old English on slæpe

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to ASLEEP

Synonyms: dormant, dozing, napping, resting, sleeping, slumbering, at rest

Antonyms: awake, sleepless, wakeful, wide-awake

Related Words: drowsy, nodding, sleepy, slumberous (or slumbrous), somnolent; dreaming, reposing; hypnotized, mesmerized; comatose, semiconscious; sleepwalking, somnambulant

Near Antonyms: aware, conscious; sleepless; aroused, astir, awakened, roused, up, wakened; reawakened, revived

see all synonyms and antonyms

[+]more[-]hide

Rhymes with ASLEEP

barkeep, black sheep, bopeep, dirt cheap, dustheap, housekeep, knee-deep, scrap heap, skin-deep, upkeep, upsweep