shut-eye

noun

ˈshət-ˌī 

: sleep

get some shut-eye

Synonyms of shut-eye

• sleep
• bed
• napping
• slumber
• resting
• slumbering
• rest

Examples of shut-eye in a Sentence

I can usually get some extra shut-eye on the weekends

Recent Examples on the Web

The rest of us mere mortals ought to know better, with study after study laying out the benefits of getting a solid night’s shut-eye whenever possible. — Mike McRae 17, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

Problems sleeping are an emergency because not getting enough shut-eye harms every part of your health. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026

To reveal who’s the most rested of them all, the World Economic Forum organized data from Sleep Cycle, an app used around the world that tracks how much shut-eye people are achieving. — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026

That looks like noise machines, blackout curtains, and the best bedding available to achieve proper, uninterrupted shut-eye. — Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shut-eye

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny