asleep

/əslˈip/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. in a state of sleep
   “were all asleep when the phone rang”
2. lacking sensation
   “my foot is asleep”
3. dead
   “he is deceased”

adverb

1. into a sleeping state
   “he fell asleep”
2. in the sleep of death

Synonyms for asleep

• at rest
• dormant
• drowsy
• fast asleep
• hypnoid
• sleepy
• slumberous
• unawakened
• benumbed
• numb
• insensible
• at peace
• deceased
• departed
• gone
• dead

Antonyms of asleep

• awake

Words that rhyme with asleep

• keep
• deep
• sweep
• creep
• leap
• peep
• heap
• sleep
• steep
• cheap
• beep
• sheep
• bleep
• reap
• upkeep
• bopeep
• jeep
• oversleep
• seep
• weep
• anandeep
• diep
• felipe
• griep
• heape
• inskeep
• kneip
• kniep
• leep
• lepe