asleep
1 of 2adjective/əˈslip/
1
not conscious or awake
- The baby was fast asleep in her crib, completely unaware of the world around her.
- She lay still and asleep, undisturbed by the noise outside.
- The baby was finally asleep after hours of crying.
- He remained asleep throughout the entire surgery, unaware of what was happening.
- The street was quiet, with most of the residents already asleep.
Antonyms:
2
dead
3
(of a part of the body) lacking physical sensation temporarily
- I must have sat too long, my leg is completely asleep.
- Her arm went asleep after lying on it all night.
- The pins and needles feeling means your foot is falling asleep.
- I woke up with my hand asleep and tingling.
- Don't worry, it's just your foot asleep, it'll pass in a minute.