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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“I feel like I haven’t slept a ton the past few weeks. It’s definitely not easy, it happens very quickly, but I am very grateful to be in the position.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 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

In high school, I had read with shock that poor people in India, people with no home, slept on the sidewalk, while others just walked by.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The court heard Holder had fallen asleep on the woman's bed while his friend took up the sofa in her living room, so she slept on the floor.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

She had left her favorite doll, the one she slept with every night, in the camper.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret