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Synonyms & Antonyms for asleep
Synonyms: Adjective
dormant, dozing, napping, resting, sleeping, slumbering
Antonyms: Adjective
awake, sleepless, wakeful, wide-awake
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Examples of asleep in a Sentence
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“Are you asleep?” “No, I'm awake.” He tries to clean up the house while the kids are asleep. The cats are asleep on the floor. She was still asleep at noon.
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The boat had been on autopilot, and the two people, who had been fishing off Coronado Island, may have been asleep, Stropky said. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Two rescued after boat ends up stuck inside Point Loma cave," 6 Sep. 2019 Chill is falling asleep on the roof and waking up without sunburn. — Alex Delany, Bon Appétit, "These Cold, Pesto-y Rice Noodles Are Incredibly Chill," 2 Aug. 2019 The data shows that those who took baths were able to fall asleep on average 10 minutes earlier. — Ryan Prior, CNN, "A hot bath 1 or 2 hours before bedtime can significantly improve your sleep, researchers say," 24 July 2019 Just lean into it, like falling asleep on the beach after two spiked seltzers. — Rebecca Jennings, Vox, "2019’s most fun meme, explained.," 12 July 2019 While the electrons zip around like kids at a sugar picnic, the ions are a drunk dad that falls asleep by the grill. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Technical tour-de-force traps positrons," 11 Dec. 2018 Lowenstein suggested his client could have fallen asleep at the wheel or lost consciousness. — Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, "Man charged with murder in death of Costa Mesa fire captain had 7 substances in his blood, expert testifies," 22 Aug. 2019 The woman may even fall asleep in the back of the car. — Robert Burnson, Fortune, "Lyft’s ‘Woke’ Image Could Be Tarnished by Flurry of Sexual Assault Accusations," 13 Aug. 2019 After bursts of crying, Baalke eventually fell asleep, her roommates told police. — oregonlive.com, "Saudi students escaping US justice: Amid political impasse, one sexual assault survivor speaks out," 2 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
In other words, a warm bath led to more time spent in actual sleep rather than turning or tossing and trying to fall asleep, compared to usual sleep without taking bath. — Shahab Haghayegh, Quartzy, "The science of why a warm bath before bed helps you sleep," 14 Aug. 2019 In a scene shown at D23, the mother sings to her two young daughters to help them fall asleep. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, "Everything We Learned About Frozen II From the D23 Footage," 24 Aug. 2019 In addition to driving skills , Florence said First Student uses the Child Check-Mate System, which was designed to prevent children, some of whom fall asleep during the ride, from being left behind on buses. — Andrew J. Campa, Burbank Leader, "School bus company stresses safety first at demonstration in Burbank," 20 Aug. 2019 In other words, a warm bath led to more time spent in actual sleep rather than turning or tossing and trying to fall asleep, compared to usual sleep without taking bath. — Shahab Haghayegh, Quartzy, "The science of why a warm bath before bed helps you sleep," 14 Aug. 2019 In other words, a warm bath led to more time spent in actual sleep rather than turning or tossing and trying to fall asleep, compared to usual sleep without taking bath. — Shahab Haghayegh, The Conversation, "Want better sleep? Try a warm bath or shower 1-2 hours before bedtime, study suggests," 13 Aug. 2019 Emitting subtle delta wave frequencies, the watch encourages the body to increase its own production of delta waves, helping the user to fall asleep faster and deeper. — Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com, "Here, there, and everywhere," 23 July 2019 Maybe bring out a newspaper to read between pitches, or take it up to the Ultimate Dad Level and fall asleep in the middle of the game. — Jon Tayler, SI.com, "The Rockies-Padres Series at Coors Field Was Bonkers in the Best Way Possible," 18 June 2019 The woman left the apartment when Bivens started to fall asleep, according to the warrant. — Olivia Prentzel, nola.com, "Police arrest man accused of kidnapping, raping woman inside his Central City apartment," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'asleep.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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