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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The hangovers from the party have long been slept off but the after-effects of that golden weekend for British tennis are still being felt today.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Jose Mago, a 35-year-old lawyer, said a powerful aftershock Thursday sent him and his family into the street—they had slept on the sidewalk the night before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Dozens of people, from couples to families with babies, slept in hammocks and on camping mats at the Buttes-Chaumont park in Paris to beat the heat.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

He and his employees slept in sleeping bags on the factory floor the final two weeks of production.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Until I took sick, I slept upstairs with my sisters where it was cold as the devil's heart.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney