Definitions

woke

[wohk] / woʊk /

ADJECTIVE

alert to social injustice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enlightened multiculturally sensitive

STRONG

aware conscious evolved inclusive politically correct

WEAK

leftist liberal progressive

Example Sentences

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I woke up to find the ship hadn’t moved for six hours.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We woke up at 06:00 and left our children behind in a tent. We left everything just to come to the bank."

From BBC

“I woke up the next morning to 10 text messages you don’t want to hear,” Suzuki said.

From Los Angeles Times

Shalom Styles woke up around 3:30 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times

In the days before online shopping became ubiquitous, stores welcomed the mayhem by opening early for those who willingly woke up before dawn to push through crowds and snag the best door-buster deals.

From MarketWatch