Synonyms
1. sleep-learning
noun. teaching during sleep (as by using recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep).
Synonyms
- instruction
- pedagogy
- hypnopedia
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Words that Rhyme with Nrem Sleep
- oversleep
- mcsleep
- anandeep
- streep
- phillipe
- felipe
- bopeep
- asleep
- sweep
- steep
- schliep
- griep
- creep
- bleep
- weep
- veep
- tepe
- sheep
- sepe
- seipp
- seip
- seep
- riepe
- reep
- reap
- peep
- lepe
- leap
- kniep
- kneip
2. sleep
verb. ['ˈsliːp'] be asleep.
Synonyms
- catnap
- hibernate
- estivate
- hole up
- bundle
- catch some Z's
- slumber
- nap
- rest
- sleep late
- sleep in
- log Z's
- practice bundling
- aestivate
- catch a wink
Antonyms
- estivate
- wake
- aestivate
- be active
Etymology
- sleep (Middle English (1100-1500))
- slæp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- slepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- slæpan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. sleep
noun. ['ˈsliːp'] a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended.
Synonyms
- REM sleep
- NREM
- shuteye
- nonrapid eye movement sleep
- orthodox sleep
- rapid eye movement
- slumber
- sleeping
- physiological condition
- nonrapid eye movement
- NREM sleep
- physiological state
- REM
- paradoxical sleep
- rapid eye movement sleep
Antonyms
- sit
- stand
- action
- activeness
Etymology
- sleep (Middle English (1100-1500))
- slæp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- slepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- slæpan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. sleep
noun. ['ˈsliːp'] a torpid state resembling deep sleep.
Synonyms
- physiological condition
- physiological state
- sopor
Antonyms
- hyperthermia
- hypopigmentation
- hypocapnia
- hypothermia
Etymology
- sleep (Middle English (1100-1500))
- slæp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- slepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- slæpan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. sleep
noun. ['ˈsliːp'] euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb).
Synonyms
- quietus
- rest
- eternal rest
- death
Antonyms
- unpack
- activity
- change
- lie
Etymology
- sleep (Middle English (1100-1500))
- slæp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- slepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- slæpan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. sleep
verb. ['ˈsliːp'] be able to accommodate for sleeping.
Synonyms
- admit
- accommodate
Antonyms
- hypercapnia
- impotence
- ill health
Etymology
- sleep (Middle English (1100-1500))
- slæp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- slepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- slæpan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. sleep
noun. ['ˈsliːp'] a period of time spent sleeping.
Synonyms
- beauty sleep
- nap
- period of time
- period
- time period
Antonyms
- hyperpigmentation
- impotency
- estrus
- infertility
Etymology
- sleep (Middle English (1100-1500))
- slæp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- slepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- slæpan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. NREM
noun. a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time.
Synonyms
- orthodox sleep
- sleep
- slumber
- nonrapid eye movement
- NREM sleep
Antonyms
- estivate
- wake
- aestivate
- be active