Synonyms of slept

slept

verb

past tense of sleep

1

as in rested

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

• rested
• napped
• dozed
• dreamed
• slumbered
• snoozed
• dropped off
• catnapped
• slept in
• overslept
• drowsed (off)
• nodded off
• hibernated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rose
• woke
• arose
• aroused
• awoke

2

as in bred

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

• bred
• mated
• had sex
• did it
• copulated
• fornicated
• fooled around

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slept

And so in August, the house where George slept sold to Jeremy Young, a local realtor, concert promoter and Beatles fan. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

After hours of torture, Chamberlain managed to free one of her hands from a pair of handcuffs with her teeth, unclip a leather leg restraint and quietly bolt out the door as Evonitz slept. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

The once grand building, where celebrities and socialites have slept, lived, and partied for decades, is undeniably shabby, with worn carpets and crumbling plumbing. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2026

The secret spot in Yosemite where the writer and his father slept 40 years ago during their weekends climbing. — Daniel Duane, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

In a small 2018 study, eight adults over age 50 with insomnia slept an average of 84 minutes longer after drinking 8 ounces of tart cherry juice twice daily for two weeks compared with a placebo drink. — Lindsey Desoto, HEALTH, 13 Oct. 2026

The findings at Abric Romaní are different because the finds come from a place where Neanderthals lived, slept, cooked, and made tools over the course of some 20,000 years. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026

Most dogs slept on the bed or in the same room as their humans. — Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

Shawn slept on a thin mattress on the floor of his parents’ room, lying awake each night to their furious whispers, long after the lights had been turned out. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026