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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"It's very difficult, it is breaking my heart to wait for something uncertain," 47-year-old Casilao said, crying as she recounted how she slept alone at a local government building overnight Sunday.

From Barron's • May 25, 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

She shared it with her sister and other women who slept on boards stacked up in the barracks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

While Calvin slept downstairs, the spirits, evil or not, continued their antics.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock