Antonyms for asleep
əˈslipasleep

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1. asleepadjective

   Antonyms:
   awake

2. asleepadjective

   Antonyms:
   awake

3. asleepadjective

   How could you miss that? Were you asleep?

   Antonyms:
   awake

4. asleepadjective

   My arm fell asleep. You know, like pins and needles.

   Antonyms:
   awake

5. asleepadjective

   Antonyms:
   awake

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1. asleep(p)adjective

   in a state of sleep

   "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"

   Antonyms:
   live, sensible, alive(p), sensitive

2. asleep(p), benumbed, numbadjective

   lacking sensation

   "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"

   Antonyms:
   sensible, live, alive(p), sensitive

3. asleep(p), at peace(p), at rest(p), deceased, departed, goneadverb

   dead

   "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"

   Antonyms:
   alive(p), sensible, sensitive, live

4. asleepadverb

   into a sleeping state

   "he fell asleep"

   Antonyms:
   alive(p), sensitive, sensible, live

5. asleepadverb

   in the sleep of death

   Antonyms:
   sensible, live, alive(p), sensitive

How to use asleep in a sentence?

1. William Temple:

   When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.

2. 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.

3. Sterne:

   One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct.

4. Khalil Gibran:

   No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.

5. Cagan Randall:

   The way that you interpret gravity is 24/7, even when you’re asleep you’re constantly having to maintain balance and posturability helps you push your eyes into certain directions, helps you not get motion sickness, it’s a very important system and if you damage it, it needs to be rehabilitated with sensitive therapy.

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