SLEEPS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of sleep

as in deaths

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities regretfully put their terminally ill dog to sleep

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sleeps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sleep

as in rests

to be in a state of sleep the baby slept for the entire length of the car trip found the night watchman sleeping at his post

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as in breeds

to engage in sexual intercourse if I don't read the tabloids, how will I know who is sleeping with whom this week?

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In games, where a single thread can handle the bulk of the workload but take frequent short sleeps, this should prevent it from having to rapidly adjust its frequency and maintain high performance. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026 Newer to Flockhill are the villas (sleeps 2-4 people); Sugarloaf restaurant, which offers a seasonal set tasting menu; and a wellness spa with a gym, yoga studio, cedar sauna, and hot and cold plunge pools. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 Getty Images Caleb Wilson is only a few sleeps away from the biggest night of his life. — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 During warmer climates and seasons, Asker suggests washing linen pillowcases every three to four sleeps, too. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026 There are just 31 sleeps until the 91st annual NFL player selection meeting. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026 The tent packs up and rides lengthwise on the vehicle but sleeps widthwise thanks to the fold-out floor. — New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025 Outdoor sleeps aren’t new to the world of African safaris, but this year, Basecamp Samburu took the concept to an exciting new level. — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2025 The reason so many people feel off track when daylight savings time ends is because light has a profound effect on the circadian rhythm, the body’s natural 24-hour clock that dictates when one sleeps and wakes. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2025

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The newest Harvard Business School professor never sleeps, can hear the same pitch 50 times and technically isn’t an instructor at all. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 For a higher-end experience, there’s Hilton’s HooDoo Moab, a Main Street-proximate luxury property that sleeps up to six in a room. — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026 During the week, Rowdy sleeps at the shop in his crate, and volunteers will come in the evening to let him outside and keep him company. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 For a portion of the video, the baby sleeps peacefully in her stroller while Holm walks on the treadmill. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 The water tower joins two other places on the estate — the Gardens House, which sleeps eight, and the Folly, which sleeps six — that are available to rent. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Suites, guest rooms with fireplaces, balconies are available, as well as a three-bedroom penthouse of 2,100 square feet that sleeps six. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026 The 16th-century cottage sleeps four across two bedrooms, with mind-your-head height ceilings and a fresh, detailed decorating hand that keeps the old bones from feeling too over the top. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026 Finally, there’s the Tower Penthouse Apartment, which occupies the top three floors of the hotel’s iconic tower and sleeps up to eight—not to mention a cozy single room for a traveling private chef or bodyguard. — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

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In all three cases, authorities have appeared to suggest their deaths were accidental.

— Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Nepal’s disaster agency said the death toll had climbed to 734 with 2,498 people missing, while Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 missing, including over a hundred Nepalis and people from over a dozen countries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of deaths

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Similarly, for the protagonist of Conrad’s story, Captain Whalley, the true life is the life of ships, and changes of fates onshore seem only laterally relevant, near unreal.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Next came an exhibition around a creepy Howdy Doody-ish figure that met countless violent fates while being cast about mechanistically on chains in 2016.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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In addition to that, the company’s next car, the Tourbillon, will be its first to feature the company’s new hybrid powertrain, which mates a three-foot-long, naturally aspirated V-16 with a trio of electric motors.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
His rotation mates Jameson Taillon (20) and Shota Imanaga (17) have given up the most in the majors.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026

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