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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 | ||
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