asleep

Meaning

1. In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
2. (slang) Inattentive.
3. Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
4. Dead.

Synonyms

sleeping

😴

sleep

😴

numb

deceased

dull

sluggish

inert

dormant

at rest

departed

semiconscious

slept

gone

dead

💀

benumbed

unaware

at peace

lifeless

listless

passive

reposed

resting

slack

sleeper

sleeps

sleep with

sleepy

😪

somnambulant

stuporous

torpid

unconscious

unwitting

half-conscious

sick in bed

slow-moving

half-awake

sleeply

adoze

amort

nangry

apathetic

comatose

dead person

deceased person

defunct

dreaming

drowsy

exanimate

expired

inactive

insensible

insensitive

languid

late

lazy

lie down

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈsliːp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: aslepe

In summary

From Middle English aslepe, equivalent to a- (“in, on”) + sleep.

Sentences

He fell asleep , and when he awoke the sun was already high .