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Synonyms & Antonyms of sleep
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself
- neither of them has been getting much sleep since the baby was born
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2
the state of being dead
- a grieving widower longing to join his beloved wife in her eternal sleep
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3
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
- regretfully put their terminally ill dog to sleep
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of sleep (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to be in a state of sleep
- the baby slept for the entire length of the car trip
- found the night watchman sleeping at his post
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The first known use of sleep was before the 12th century
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