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sleeper
noun (SUDDEN ACTIVITY) /ˈsliː.pər/
/-pɚ/ Definition
› [C] a person or thing that is suddenly and surprisingly successful after a long period of not achieving anythingPotentialHoping and hopefulnessSpying and espionage › [C] a spy who only becomes active a long time after being put in place by an organization or countryPotentialHoping and hopefulnessSpying and espionage
(Definition of sleeper noun (SUDDEN ACTIVITY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Coping and not coping
- Delaying and wasting time
- Describing the leading position
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- Expressions telling people to hurry up
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- Hesitating
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- Hurrying and doing things quickly
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- Reacting and responding
- Repeating an action
- Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
- Success and achievements
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SMART Thesaurus: Potential
Synonyms and related words:
- an accident waiting to happen idiom
- auspicious adjective
- be an actor, cook, etc. in the making idiom
- budding adjective
- commanding adjective (STRONG POSITION)
- embryo noun
- fertile ground for sth idiom
- not be beyond the wit of man/sb idiom
- potential adjective
- potential noun
- potentiality noun
- potentially adverb
- promise noun (EXPECTED)
- prospect noun (POSSIBILITY)
- prospective adjective
- realizable adjective (CAN ACHIEVE)
- room for improvement idiom
- untapped adjective
- viable adjective
- vista noun
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