oversleep

Verb

Meaning

To sleep beyond; as, to oversleep one's self or one's usual hour of rising.

To sleep too long.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

kip rest hibernate siesta sleep collapse crash dream retire asleep relax nod nap slumber repose
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Antonyms

rise arise wake awake awaken arouse
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Related terms

sleep in outsleep sleep it out

Phrases with the word

oversleep oneself not to oversleep

Derivatives

overslept

Anagrams

sleepover

Examples

I get between nine and ten hours of sleep. Go to bed at 8:30 and get up at 6:00 or 6:30 if I oversleep. Philip Johnson

If you want your dreams to come true, don't oversleep. Nicky Gumbel

Close letter words and terms

overslavish overslavishly overslay oversleep oneself oversleeper oversleeve