Synonyms for fall asleep
fall asleep

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1. fall asleepverb

   Synonyms:
   go to sleep, pass away, pass over, drift off, pass, nod off, drop off

   Antonyms:
   awake, awaken, wake, wake up

2. fall asleepverb

   To pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep.

   Synonyms:
   pass away, go to sleep, nod off, pass, drift off, drop off, pass over

   Antonyms:
   awake, awaken, wake up, wake

3. fall asleepverb

   To die

   John Doe, fell asleep 1 January 2001.

   Synonyms:
   go to sleep, pass away, nod off, drift off, drop off, pass, pass over

   Antonyms:
   awake, wake, wake up, awaken

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1. fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off, drowse offverb

   change from a waking to a sleeping state

   "he always falls asleep during lectures"

   Synonyms:
   flake out, nod off, slip, put down, drop away, doze off, discharge, fall behind, fall back, lose, set down, drop, fall away, drift off, recede, drop off, drowse off, unload, dope off

   Antonyms:
   waken, awake, arouse, wake up, come alive, awaken, wake

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1. Allison Tallman:

   Consumption in the evening may promote drowsiness, leading to better sleep. Oats also contain melatonin, which can help us to fall asleep as well.

2. Angela Hernandez:

   Every day, this became my ritual, i'd walk up and down the beach looking for new high grounds, screaming' help' at the top of my lungs, and collecting water falling from the top of the cliffs. Every night, I'd find the highest point I could climb up to and find somewhere to fall asleep before the tide would rise. Every morning, I'd wake up soaked in sea mist and watch the sun rise.

3. Raj Dasgupta:

   Also, one of the best ways to help yourself fall asleep is focusing on breathing. Most breathing exercises for sleeping usually involves slow and deep breaths.

4. ― Dr. Seuss:

   You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”

5. Yuval Neria:

   Nightmares are really a common symptom of PTSD, people are terrified by their nightmares and always very ambivalent about whether to fall asleep or not because they know that they may meet their demons.