Asleep and Sleepwalking

Asleep

Asleep adjective - Being in a state of suspended consciousness.
Usage example: was sound asleep when the earthquake struck

Sleepwalking and asleep are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sleepwalking" instead an adjective "Asleep".

Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking noun - Walking by a person who is asleep.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Sleepwalking

Asleep and sleepwalking are semantically related. You can use "Asleep" instead an adjective "Sleepwalking".

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Day of the Tentacle Later, if given decaf instead of regular coffee, he immediately falls asleep (standing up) and begins sleepwalking.
  • In fact, he drinks coffee all the time to avoid falling asleep, nightmares and sleepwalking, and hasn't slept for ten years!
  • Film / Eye of the Devil Sleepwalking: Jacques is apparently prone to this, as seen when he wanders out of his bedroom and starts talking about how he wants to take a motorcar to see his dad, while still asleep.
Cite this Source
Sleepwalking and Asleep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/asleep/sleepwalking
Asleep & Sleepwalking. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/asleep/sleepwalking>.
Sleepwalking or Asleep. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/asleep/sleepwalking.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "asleep" and "sleepwalking" have occurred on timeline