sleepless

sleep·less

adj \ˈslēp-ləs\

Definition of SLEEPLESS

1

: not able to sleep <lay sleepless with fever>

2

: affording no sleep <sleepless nights>

3

: unceasingly active or operative <sleepless casinos>

— sleep·less·ly adverb

— sleep·less·ness noun

Examples of SLEEPLESS

1. He lay sleepless in bed.

First Known Use of SLEEPLESS

15th century

Related to SLEEPLESS

Synonyms: awake, insomniac, wakeful, wide-awake

Antonyms: asleep, dormant, dozing, napping, resting, sleeping, slumbering, unawakened

Related Words: aroused, awakened, roused, rousted, wakened; about, astir, up; aware, conscious; revived; reawakened

Near Antonyms: dozy, drowsy, nodding, sleepy, slumberous (or slumbrous), somnolent; dreaming; hypnotized, mesmerized

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