awakens

VERB

make conscious or alert

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arouse awake excite provoke revive rouse wake

STRONG

activate animate call enliven fan incite kindle rally stimulate vivify

WEAK

pile out rise and shine roll out show a leg stir up turn out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bore calm deaden lull quiet sleep

STRONG

discourage stop

WEAK

go to sleep hypnotize

Example Sentences

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Another "Star Wars" piece of memorabilia on offer is the lightsaber hilt from "The Force Awakens," which is valued at up to $100,000.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

In 2014, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was shot by Disney at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, and Hollywood has kept growing closer to the UK since.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

“Minx” introduced Joyce as an idealistic Vassar grad pitching her mock-up for a polemical journal, The Matriarchy Awakens.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2023

I remember that moment in "The Force Awakens" where they want to buy the droid off of Rey, and she's really thinking about it.

From Salon • May 30, 2022

“Well, I haven’t seen anything before The Force Awakens, and I only went to that because my parents made me.”

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed