sleep aid

noun

Any drug, nutritional supplement, device, or behavioral method used to help a person to fall asleep, stay asleep, or have better sleep quality.

“Near-synonym: sleeping pill”

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Meanings

nounsleep aid (plural sleep aids)

plural sleep aids · alternative sleepaid

  1. Any drug, nutritional supplement, device, or behavioral method used to help a person to fall asleep, stay asleep, or have better sleep quality.
    1. oftenspecificallyA pill (containing a drug or nutritional supplement) for this purpose.

      Near-synonym: sleeping pill

      Synonyms: sleeping pill

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pill (containing a drug or nutritional supplement) for this purpose.

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sleeping pill
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APA

sleep aid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep%20aid

MLA

“sleep aid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep%20aid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleep aid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep%20aid.

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