Definitions

slept

[slept] / slɛpt /

VERB

suspend consciousness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bed down doze fall asleep languish relax snooze

STRONG

bunk catnap crash dream drowse flop hibernate nap nod oversleep repose rest retire slumber snore yawn

WEAK

catch a wink catch forty winks conk out cop some z's drop off fall out hit the hay hit the sack nod off sack out saw wood take a nap turn in zonk out zzz

Antonyms

STRONGEST

grow

STRONG

be active energize

WEAK

wake waken

Example Sentences

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“I was homeless and slept in the back seat of my car for a couple of months until I got a job in Human Resources,” she recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

And for the first time in a while, I slept ’til morning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

After the quake, thousands of people whose homes had been made uninhabitable or who feared aftershocks slept out for weeks by the moat, but it is once again the preserve of morning joggers and sightseers.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Aged 19 back in 2001, for six months he slept wherever he could in Minneapolis.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Mutti said she had slept better that night than for a very long time.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo