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 | ||