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asleep

How many syllables in asleep?

  2 syllables

Divide asleep into syllables:   a-sleep
Stressed syllable in asleep:   a-sleep
How to pronounce asleep:   uh-sleep
How to say asleep:

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Synonyms for asleep


1 syllable
  • dead
  • numb
2 syllables
  • napping
  • snoozing
3 syllables
  • sedated
  • sound asleep
4 syllables
  • dead to the world
5 syllables
  • having a lie-down
  • having forty winks
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What rhymes with asleep

1 syllable
  • beep
  • bopped
  • creep
  • heap
  • keep
  • leep
  • reap
  • sheep
  • steep
  • sweep
  • veep
  • bleep
  • cheap
  • deep
  • Jeep
  • leap
  • peep
  • seep
  • sleep
  • streep
  • tepe
  • wee
2 syllables
  • barkeep
  • bopeep
  • dustheap
  • knee-deep
  • scrap heap
  • upkeep
  • veepee
3 syllables
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