Synonyms for sleeping

Most common

asleep · slumbering

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Adjective

Antonyms

waking, awake, active

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Asleep.

   We found a sleeping child inside the church.

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Phrases

sleeping sickness sleeping pill sleeping tablet sleeping dictionary sleeping car sleeping draught sleeping quarters sleeping bag

Example sentences

• asleep The show was so boring that Ann and I fell asleep.
• slumbering I observed him slumbering in the way.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

asleep²

7 letters

dormant²

10 letters

slumbering³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (asleep² = 2 syllables).