Synonyms and antonyms of To sleep, or to go to sleep in British Thesaurus

sleep (verb)

to go into a natural state in which you are unconscious for a time and your body rests, especially for several hours at night

doze off ()

to start to sleep, especially during the day and without intending to

drift off ()

to start to sleep

doze (verb)

to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

nap (verb)

to sleep for a short period of time, usually during the day

drowse (verb)

to be in a light sleep, or to feel that you are going to sleep

snooze (verb)

informal to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day

drop off (informal)

informal to start to sleep

go off (British)

Britishspoken to start to sleep

go to sleep ()

to begin sleeping

catch/get some z’s ()

to sleep

conk out (informal)

informal to go to sleep, especially suddenly

count sheep ()

to imagine sheep and count them as a way of making yourself go to sleep

crash (verb)

informal to sleep somewhere for the night, usually when you did not plan to do this

crash out ()

to suddenly start sleeping, usually when you are very tired

doss (verb)

Britishinformal to spend the night somewhere where you do not normally sleep, especially on a chair or the floor

flake out ()

to go to sleep very quickly because you are very tired

get off to sleep (British)

British to help someone to fall asleep

get off to sleep (British)

British to fall asleep

go out like a light ()

to go to sleep very quickly

kip (verb)

Britishinformal to sleep for a short time, especially somewhere where you usually would not sleep

nod off ()

to go to sleep, especially when you do not intend to

oversleep (verb)

to wake up later than you intended to

put/send someone to sleep ()

to cause someone to begin sleeping

sack out ()

to go to sleep

shake down (British)

Britishinformal to sleep somewhere such as on the floor or in a chair instead of in a bed

sleep (verb)

mainly literary if a place or building sleeps, all the people who live there are sleeping, especially at night

sleep away ()

to sleep in order to stop thinking or worrying about something, or to stop feeling something

sleep away ()

to spend a period of time in sleeping

sleep in ()

to continue sleeping after the time that you usually wake up

sleep like a log/baby ()

to sleep very well

sleep off ()

to get rid of an unpleasant or uncomfortable feeling by sleeping, especially after eating or drinking too much

sleep out ()

to sleep outside

sleep over ()

to sleep at someone else’s house for one night

sleep rough ()

to sleep outside because you do not have anywhere to live

sleep the night ()

to sleep at someone else’s house for the night

sleep through ()

to remain sleeping although there is a lot of noise around you

sleep through ()

to continue sleeping for a long time

slumber (verb)

literary to sleep

snore (verb)

to breathe noisily while you sleep

snore (noun)

a sound that you make when you breathe noisily while you sleep

spend the night with someone ()

to sleep at someone’s house for one night

stay over ()

to sleep in someone’s house as a guest for one night