Synonyms of sleeps

sleeps 1 of 2

noun

plural of sleep

as in deaths

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities

regretfully put their terminally ill dog to sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deaths
• fates
• demises
• dooms
• passings
• exits
• curtains
• graves
• ends
• deceases
• dissolutions
• expirations
• passages
• quietuses
• great divides
• suicides
• assassinations
• fatalities
• slaughters
• ruins
• casualties
• expiries
• martyrdoms
• destructions
• endings
• self-slaughters
• massacres
• killings
• executions
• self-murders
• exterminations
• self-destructions
• annihilations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lives
• births
• existences
• rises
• nativities
• creations
• originations
• geneses

sleeps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sleep

1

as in rests

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rests
• naps
• snoozes
• dozes
• slumbers
• dreams
• drops off
• catnaps
• oversleeps
• hibernates
• sleeps in
• nods off
• drowses (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• wakes
• arises
• arouses
• awakes

2

as in breeds

to engage in sexual intercourse

if I don't read the tabloids, how will I know who is sleeping with whom this week?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• breeds
• mates
• does it
• has sex
• copulates
• fornicates
• fools around

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sleeps

Noun

In games, where a single thread can handle the bulk of the workload but take frequent short sleeps, this should prevent it from having to rapidly adjust its frequency and maintain high performance. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026

Newer to Flockhill are the villas (sleeps 2-4 people); Sugarloaf restaurant, which offers a seasonal set tasting menu; and a wellness spa with a gym, yoga studio, cedar sauna, and hot and cold plunge pools. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

Getty Images Caleb Wilson is only a few sleeps away from the biggest night of his life. — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

During warmer climates and seasons, Asker suggests washing linen pillowcases every three to four sleeps, too. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026

There are just 31 sleeps until the 91st annual NFL player selection meeting. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026

The tent packs up and rides lengthwise on the vehicle but sleeps widthwise thanks to the fold-out floor. — New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025

Outdoor sleeps aren’t new to the world of African safaris, but this year, Basecamp Samburu took the concept to an exciting new level. — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2025

The reason so many people feel off track when daylight savings time ends is because light has a profound effect on the circadian rhythm, the body’s natural 24-hour clock that dictates when one sleeps and wakes. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2025

Verb

If your dog or cat regularly sleeps on the bed, your comforter can accumulate fur, dander, and dirt faster. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2026

There's only one type of accommodation, the suite tent, which sleeps up to four across a king bed and a pullout sofa. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026

Every night, while most of New York sleeps, Queens is wide awake. — Tom Grech, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

In the city that never sleeps, Halloween, which falls on a Saturday this year, is the official start for all the holiday fun to come. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

By the entrance is a sofa bed, which sleeps up to two people. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

Exclusive to the new vessel is the two-story Believe Tower Suite, which sleeps eight inside the forward funnel and draws inspiration from the Magic Kingdom. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2026

Polysomnography, which combines EEG, or electroencephalogram, with other sensors, records brain waves, eye movements and muscle tone while a person sleeps. — J. David Creswell, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

These recommendations apply every time and everywhere the baby sleeps. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026