Synonyms for asleep
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
2. Numb
Other
sleeping, sleepy, comatose informal, fast asleep, dormant, out cold, sound asleep, zonked slang
Definitions
- adj. 1
Dead.
- adj. 2
In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
Never disturb a man asleep.
Related words
- Phrases
- fall asleep fast asleep dead asleep sound asleep falling asleep
- Is a kind of
- inactive unconscious
Example sentences
- numb Mark was becoming more and more emotionally numb?
- insensible You seem to be insensible of their good intentions.
- sleeping "Where is Grandma?" "She's sleeping on the couch."
- sleepy Refresh yourself with a cup of coffee when sleepy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| asleep | rising | |
| numb | rising | |
| insensible | steady | |
| sleeping | rising | |
| sleepy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dead1, gone1, cold1, numb1
- 6 letters
- sleepy2, zonked
- 7 letters
- extinct2, dormant2
- 8 letters
- sleeping2, deceased2, departed3, lifeless2, comatose3, benumbed
- 10 letters
- insensible4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sleepy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- endormi
- Italiano
- addormentato