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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Zootropolis 2 is now the ninth most successful film in global box office history, behind films such as Avatar, Titanic, Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Lucasfilm was hit-and-miss under Kennedy—for every Star Wars success story like The Force Awakens, there were duds like Solo, a spinoff that focuses on original trilogy icon Han Solo.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

“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

Ayaz is an 18-year Disney veteran who has overseen marketing campaigns for films such as "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "Black Panther" and "Avatar: The Way of Water."

From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2023

The cold stung my cheeks as I pulled The World Awakens from my backpack again.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows