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Antonyms for sleepingsleep·ing

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  1. sleepingnoun

    the state of being asleep

    Antonyms:
    waking, vertical, erect, upright

    Synonyms:
    dormancy, quiescency, quiescence

  2. quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleepingnoun

    quiet and inactive restfulness

    Antonyms:
    waking, upright, erect, vertical

    Synonyms:
    dormancy, quiescency, quiescence

  3. sleepingadjective

    the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate

    Antonyms:
    waking, vertical, erect, upright

    Synonyms:
    dormancy, quiescency, quiescence

  4. dormant(ip), sleepingadjective

    lying with head on paws as if sleeping

    Antonyms:
    waking, upright, erect, vertical

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sleepingadjective

    Synonyms:
    asleep, slumbering, dormant

How to use sleeping in a sentence?

  1. Aiden Martin:

    They were like a little couple camping, they were all nice and cozy like they were in one of those little double sleeping bags. They weren’t joined at all, just lying next to each other. I think it was a once-in-a-lifetime find.

  2. Larry Kamer:

    There was a persistent problem in those four alcoves and folks who were sleeping there were told they were going to go in, it worked for the better part of a couple years.

  3. Glenn Keller:

    After finding out I had sleep apnea, of course I wanted to know a little more about it, and from what I understand, you're sleeping but you're not resting.

  4. Lyle Mitchell:

    I was to drive my Jeep and bring my cell phone, GPS, clothes, a gun, tents, sleeping bags, hatchet, fishing poles, and money from a package I never picked up, after I picked them up, the plan was to drive to my home and Inmate Matt was going to kill 'the glitch.' Inmate Matt referred to Lyle as 'the glitch.' After Inmate Matt killed Lyle, we were going to drive somewhere. I can't remember where we were going to go, but I know I was told it was around six-seven hours away.

  5. John Adsit:

    I'm so excited to be sleeping in my own bed.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#4295vertical
#5468sleeping
#11671upright
#16143waking
#17242erect

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