English adjective: asleep | |||
1. | asleep in a state of sleep | ||
Samples | Were all asleep when the phone rang. Fell asleep at the wheel. | ||
Similar | at rest, dormant, dozy, drowsing, drowsy, fast asleep, hibernating, hypnoid, sleepy, sleepy-eyed, sleepyheaded, slumberous, slumbery, slumbrous, somnolent, sound asleep, torpid, unawakened | ||
See also | incognizant, unaware, unconscious | ||
Antonyms | awake | ||
2. | asleep lacking sensation | ||
Samples | My foot is asleep. Numb with cold. | ||
Synonyms | benumbed, numb | ||
Similar | insensible | ||
Antonyms | sensible, sensitive | ||
3. | asleep dead | ||
Samples | He is deceased. Our dear departed friend. | ||
Synonyms | at peace, at rest, deceased, departed, gone | ||
Similar | dead | ||
Domain usage | euphemism | ||
Antonyms | alive, live | ||
English adverb: asleep | |||
1. | asleep into a sleeping state | ||
Samples | He fell asleep. | ||
2. | asleep in the sleep of death | ||