Synonyms for sleep

Other words for “sleep”, grouped by meaning.

We found 10 synonyms for “sleep”. The most common are slumber, sopor, nap, rest, eternal rest.

noun a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

Synonymsslumber

noun a torpid state resembling deep sleep

Synonymssopor

noun a period of time spent sleeping

Synonymsnap

noun euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

verb be asleep

Oppositeswake

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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