SLEPT Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

slept

verb

Definition of slept

past tense of sleep

as in rested

to be in a state of sleep the baby slept for the entire length of the car trip found the night watchman sleeping at his post

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as in bred

to engage in sexual intercourse if I don't read the tabloids, how will I know who is sleeping with whom this week?

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Recent Examples of slept Prosecutors say Sneed used a blue-and-white pillow to smother Melodi, her niece, while others slept. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 For three months, the two rappers slept, showered and worked there. — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 After another message saying Clancy hadn’t slept but didn’t feel tired the next day, Jollotta expressed the concern about bipolar disorder again, sending Clancy a list of symptoms. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026 Participants gained more total sleep time, fell asleep faster, slept more soundly and woke less during the night. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 While some like Ríos García have slept on the boulevard, others struggle to get some rest on balconies and front porches. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Birdie cried and slept and cried, then woke to an oily splotch on the pillowcase. — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Wonsley’s husband, Elmore, went to the house where Wells had slept the night before to retrieve Wells’ keys. — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026 While his colleagues slept, the robbers would make their move. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026

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Su opened a drawer full of lenses, snapped two into a pair of industrial-looking metal frames, and rested them on Infante’s face, trying to fine-tune the level of magnification.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Every manager has his ways of keeping players rested and ready.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of rested

Verb

The sterile male flies mated with fertile female flies, but the interactions didn’t produce offspring, decreasing the overall fly population.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
That engine is mated to a 4-speed semi-automatic transmission and a centrifugal clutch (also like Honda's), topping out at 43 mph (70 km/h).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 July 2026

Definition of mated

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Prosecutors said O’Connor tied up her arms, restrained her and then raped and orally copulated her.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
In November 1995, Funston took a 5-year-old boy into some bushes, pulled down his pants and orally copulated him, prosecutors said.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026

Definition of copulated

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