What is the opposite of being 'fast asleep'?

@nannacroc (4049)
October 18, 2010 3:22pm CST
I mentioned to someone that my grandson was fast asleep. Does that mean he'll be slow awake? Also, if you are said to be 'wide awake', would you be 'narrow asleep'?
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Amber
@AmbiePam (85432)
• United States
19 Oct 10
I'll leave those questions to the great philosophers of our time.
nannacroc
@nannacroc (4049)
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19 Oct 10
Probably for the best.
vijay12
@vijay12 (1642)
• India
18 Oct 10
going by the first answer,"loose awake",may also do.
nannacroc
@nannacroc (4049)
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19 Oct 10
Hadn't thought of that, thanks
TheRealDawn
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
27 Oct 10
Ah the funny things about language. It often doesn't make sense, but it sure is interesting.
maezee
@maezee (41997)
• United States
19 Oct 10
Slowly awake? I don't know. LOL. The opposite in my mind, I automatically think of "wide awake" although that's not a literal opposite!
Beautyfactor
@Beautyfactor (1512)
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18 Oct 10
The opposite of fast asleep is wide awake. The word fast also means tight, particularly in this instance. You also use the word 'fast' in this way if something is 'stuck fast' which means that something is stuck tight.