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sleepwalk

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To walk or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To perform actions without being aware of them; to do something that invites certain results without confronting that possibility.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, intransitive, transitive

Examples

  • The government is sleepwalking into a crisis.
  • They're trying to sleepwalk past their health problems.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

walk in one's sleep

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: somnambulate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: walk

History

Etymology

From sleep + walk.