Synonyms and antonyms of Going to bed, getting up and staying in bed in British Thesaurus

abed (adjective)

an old word meaning ‘in bed’

an early/late night ()

an occasion when you go to bed earlier/later than usual

an early/late riser ()

someone who usually gets out of bed early/late

an early start ()

an occasion when you start something early in the morning

arise (verb)

literary to get up from bed, or to stand up

be up with the lark ()

to be awake and out of your bed very early in the morning

early bird (noun)

informal someone who gets up early in the morning

get up ()

to get out of bed after sleeping

hit the sack/hay ()

to go to bed

keep regular/late etc hours ()

to perform the same activities every day at regular/late etc times, especially going to bed and getting out of bed

keep up ()

to prevent someone from going to bed

lay up ()

to make someone stay in bed as a result of being ill or injured

lie in ()

to stay in bed in the morning for longer than usual

lie-in (noun)

British a time when you stay in bed longer than usual in the morning

peg out (informal)

informal to fall down or have to go to bed because you are so tired

retire (verb)

mainly literary to go to bed at the end of the day in order to sleep

rise (verb)

formal to get out of bed in the morning

sit up (British)

British to go to bed later than usual

stay up ()

to not go to bed

surface (verb)

Britishhumorous to get out of bed, especially after sleeping for a long time

take to (old-fashioned)

old-fashioned to go to a place, especially your bed

turn in (informal old-fashioned)

informal old-fashioned to go to bed at night

wait up ()

to not go to sleep until someone comes home