sleepless
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Synonyms & Antonyms for sleepless
Synonyms
awake, insomniac, wakeful, wide-awake
Antonyms
asleep, dormant, dozing, napping, resting, sleeping, slumbering, unawakened
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The assumptions that have undergirded the West’s relationship with mainland China for the past 25 years were wrong, and have contributed to his recent sleepless nights. — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, "Hong Kong Understands the Uncommon Value of the Common Law," 31 July 2019 Brace yourself for sleepless nights spent ruminating on this horrible mistake. — Claire Friedman, The New Yorker, "Things to Do During Your Karaoke Song’s Too Long Instrumental Interlude," 31 July 2019 Exhausted from the first three sleepless nights of his newborn Brody’s life, Brett Anderson wasn’t himself Thursday evening. — Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, "Rangers use back-to-back 5-run innings to rout A’s," 25 July 2019 Danielle Fishel wouldn’t trade in the sleepless nights for anything to be a mom to son Adler. — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, "Danielle Fishel Opens Up About 'Best Days of My Life' 3 Weeks After Son Adler's Birth," 19 July 2019 So, with a lot of sleepless nights thinking hard about the next year, I was blessed with the opportunity to come encounter with a lot of great programs and opportunities to play my grad-transfer year. — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "UNLV Grad Transfer Shakur Juiston Commits to Oregon," 12 July 2019 So, with a lot of sleepless nights thinking hard about the next year, I was blessed with the opportunity to come encounter with a lot of great programs and opportunities to play my grad-transfer year. — oregonlive.com, "Shakur Juiston, nation’s No. 3 immediately eligible transfer, commits to Oregon Ducks," 12 July 2019 Talitha Bateman and Lulu Wilson are orphan girls who come to live in a house where Annabelle’s taken up residence, which means a lot of sleepless nights for everyone involved. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "All 'The Conjuring' horror movies, ranked (including new 'Annabelle Comes Home')," 25 June 2019 It sure as heck is filled with a lot of emotion, schedule changes, financial changes and sleepless nights. — Teresa M. Pelham, courant.com, "Kiss & Tell: She’s Still Not Divorced And Wonders Why Men She Dates Seem Less Understanding," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sleepless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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