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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Without a fan to keep the heat and mosquitoes at bay at home, she had barely slept.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

And for the first time in a while, I slept ’til morning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Aged 19 back in 2001, for six months he slept wherever he could in Minneapolis.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

On school days, the teenagers slept an average of 45 minutes longer than before.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Selkie sat on one side and worried, and Fred sat on the other side and slept, and Nim sipped her water and dreamed in the middle.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr