ASLEEP Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

asleep

adjective

ə-ˈslēp

Definition of asleep

as in sleeping

being in a state of suspended consciousness was sound asleep when the earthquake struck

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as in numb

lacking in sensation or feeling after sitting cross-legged all afternoon, I arose only to discover that my right foot was asleep

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as in fallen

no longer living let us pray for those who are now asleep

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Recent Examples of asleep And those two years were handed to him on a golden platter by an asleep-at-the-wheel Justice Department. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 The Luxury Pillow keeps your head and neck in the ideal position to stay asleep all night, made with soft bamboo viscose material that naturally repels common household non-living allergens. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Wyatt was charged again with drunken driving in May 2026 after she was found asleep at the wheel in Galveston County. — Isaac Yu, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026 The only reason to think this may be a game is if the Cowboys are asleep, and Jalon Daniels has some success running the ball. — Mac Engel october 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for asleep

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Adjective

An autopsy showed that the infant died from asphyxiation secondary to a co-sleeping/overlay event with an unsafe sleeping environment.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026

Definition of sleeping

Adjective

To live in truth here, now, today is to resist the forces that would like nothing more than to isolate, numb, and commodify us.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Halfway through my hands and feet went numb, then felt like fire, and then contorted into strange positions like lobster claws.

— Kate Berlant, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of numb

Adjective

In Fallen Leaves Adult pests, larvae, and eggs can all hide out in old and fallen leaves that have dropped off deciduous plants, trees, and dead veggies.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 6 Nov. 2026
Clean The Garden Don’t keep the garden too close to your house, and make sure to clean up any fallen or rotting vegetables and plants that have died back.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of fallen

Adjective

That’s because when the body experiences physical stress, including losing weight quickly, more hairs can shift into a resting phase and fall out a few months later — typically two to three months after the event, Rossi explains.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Feb. 2026
This is a condition where, due to stress or hormonal changes, the body puts the hair follicles into a resting phase.

— Essence, Essence, 19 Dec. 2025

Definition of resting

Adjective

When Bill’s older brother Henry (Barry Ward) finds the pianist in numbed solitude in his dingy apartment, Bill has canceled all his upcoming gigs, saying Scotty cannot be replaced.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Ingber also notes the numbed response to these strikes from much of the American public, something that, in part, may come from the routine nature of these drone strikes as something that the nation has become desensitized to dropping bombs on enemies.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 21 Oct. 2025

Definition of numbed

Adjective

Separate shootings in Dallas left four people dead and 15 injured as police investigated whether three incidents in the Deep Ellum neighborhood were connected.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
The 16-year-old operator of an e-bike was injured in a crash with a Corvette early Sunday in West Boca that left an 18-year-old Fort Lauderdale man dead, police said.

— Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of dead

Adjective

The zoonotic infectious disease is caused by spore-forming bacteria found naturally in soil in most parts of the world, which can remain dormant for long periods, according to the World Health Organization.

— Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
When to Cut Back Catmint Wait to cut back catmint until mid-winter, when the plant is dormant, or in early spring, to encourage new growth when the plant is preparing to exit dormancy.

— Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of dormant

Adjective

Rodriguez cut ads accusing Salazar of being cozy with deceased dictator Fidel Castro.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Beatification is a complex and profound act in the Roman Catholic Church that grants special distinction for deceased members of the faith.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026

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asleep

as like as not

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