Definitions

slept

[slept] / slɛpt /

VERB

suspend consciousness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bed down doze fall asleep languish relax snooze

STRONG

bunk catnap crash dream drowse flop hibernate nap nod oversleep repose rest retire slumber snore yawn

WEAK

catch a wink catch forty winks conk out cop some z's drop off fall out hit the hay hit the sack nod off sack out saw wood take a nap turn in zonk out zzz

Antonyms

STRONGEST

grow

STRONG

be active energize

WEAK

wake waken

Example Sentences

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While waiting, some slept on the floor without access to water and other basic necessities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

At 30 years and five months old, Lazare wore nappies, could no longer hear or see, and slept almost all day.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

And then aged 79, he slept outside St Mary's Hospital on the same bench awaiting the arrival of Princess Charlotte.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Thousands of its customers were stranded while some of its flight attendants and pilots slept on airport floors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

He slept on a lumpy couch, which he had to make and unmake every day.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman