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

The newest Harvard Business School professor never sleeps, can hear the same pitch 50 times and technically isn’t an instructor at all. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

For a higher-end experience, there’s Hilton’s HooDoo Moab, a Main Street-proximate luxury property that sleeps up to six in a room. — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026

During the week, Rowdy sleeps at the shop in his crate, and volunteers will come in the evening to let him outside and keep him company. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

For a portion of the video, the baby sleeps peacefully in her stroller while Holm walks on the treadmill. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

The water tower joins two other places on the estate — the Gardens House, which sleeps eight, and the Folly, which sleeps six — that are available to rent. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Suites, guest rooms with fireplaces, balconies are available, as well as a three-bedroom penthouse of 2,100 square feet that sleeps six. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

The 16th-century cottage sleeps four across two bedrooms, with mind-your-head height ceilings and a fresh, detailed decorating hand that keeps the old bones from feeling too over the top. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026

Finally, there’s the Tower Penthouse Apartment, which occupies the top three floors of the hotel’s iconic tower and sleeps up to eight—not to mention a cozy single room for a traveling private chef or bodyguard. — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026