Synonyms of asleep

asleep

adjective

ə-ˈslēp 

1

as in sleeping

being in a state of suspended consciousness

was sound asleep when the earthquake struck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sleeping
• resting
• dormant
• napping
• at rest
• dozing
• sleepy
• slumbering
• dreaming
• nodding
• drowsy
• slumberous
• comatose
• somnolent
• hypnotized
• semiconscious
• sleepwalking
• mesmerized
• somnambulant
• reposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• awake
• aware
• sleepless
• wakeful
• wide-awake
• conscious
• sleepless
• aroused
• up
• awakened
• revived
• wakened
• roused
• astir
• reawakened

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• numb
• numbed
• benumbed
• dead
• torpid
• insensitive
• unconscious
• unfeeling
• drugged
• chilled
• anesthetized
• dulled
• stupefied
• deadened
• obtunded
• blunted
• nipped
• inanimate
• insensible
• insensate
• senseless
• cocainized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• feeling
• sensitive
• sensible
• awake

3

as in fallen

no longer living

let us pray for those who are now asleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fallen
• dead
• deceased
• late
• gone
• low
• departed
• lifeless
• extinct
• dying
• cold
• breathless
• defunct
• demised
• bitten the dust
• fading
• finished
• moribund
• terminated
• stillborn
• lapsed
• insensate
• inanimate
• nonliving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alive
• breathing
• live
• living
• quick
• going
• active
• dynamic
• lively
• functioning
• vital
• animate
• operative
• animated
• vibrant
• thriving
• running
• vivacious

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of asleep

Long before sunrise, while most of Cherokee County is still asleep, the day is already in full swing at a farm tucked away in Canton. — Brian Unger, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Jeffco deputies responded to a report of someone asleep at the wheel of a vehicle at an apartment complex near West Hampden Avenue Service South and South Harlan Street on Sunday morning. — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 13 July 2026

Josey, who was 4 years old at the time, was later found safe, asleep in a life jacket aboard the drifting boat. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026

Tripura said the landslides hit at least four locations across the camps, burying shelters under mud and debris while residents were asleep. — ABC News, 7 July 2026