deep sleeps
Unconscious through the night
Deep sleeps are periods of profound, uninterrupted slumber—the kind from which one wakes feeling genuinely rested.
The phrase emphasizes quality over duration: After weeks of insomnia, she finally got some deep sleeps.
In sleep science, deep sleep specifically refers to the slow-wave stages when the body repairs tissue and consolidates memory.
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
- hit the hayGo to sleep, informally
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- anestheticPain-blocking substance
rest · unconsciousness · tranquilizer · night terrors · repose · narcolepsy · melatonin · circadian rhythm · hypersomnia · dead to the world · out like a light · coma · hibernation · blackout curtains · white noise machine · weighted blanket · nighttime · dream symbolism
deep sleepslight sleep
fitful sleep · restless sleep · catnaps · drowsing · dozing
deep sleepswide awake
Totally alert and attentive
wakefulness · alertness · vigilance · hypervigilance · insomnia
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