English adjective: sleepless | |||
1. | sleepless experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness | ||
Samples | Insomniac old people. Insomniac nights. Lay sleepless all night. Twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights. | ||
Synonyms | insomniac, watchful | ||
Similar | awake | ||
Antonyms | asleep | ||
2. | sleepless always watchful | ||
Samples | To an eye like mine, a lidless watcher of the public weal. | ||
Synonyms | lidless | ||
Similar | alert, watchful | ||
Antonyms | unalert, unvigilant, unwatchful | ||