wide-awake

[wahyd-uh-weyk] / ˈwaɪd əˈweɪk /

ADJECTIVE

fully awake

Synonyms

WEAK

active alert all ears attentive bright bright-eyed and bushy-tailed fast on the draw heads up intelligent lively on guard on one's toes on the ball on the job on the lookout psyched-up quick ready sharp spirited vigilant watchful wide-eyed wired

Example Sentences

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I’m grateful to have seen it in a theater, which it absolutely deserves; audiences planning to stream it at home should know that it demands and rewards wide-awake attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2023

On Saturday March 12, Bria Pugh found herself wide-awake at 4 a.m.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2022

Zaritska keeps singing, lamenting her new reality — lying wide-awake at 4 a.m., taking life day by day and no longer having time for dreams.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022

According to the wide-awake folks at Partners Coffee, the ideal ratio of coffee to water is 1:15.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2022

I’m wide-awake when I should be sleeping to get ready for our big day.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

wide-awake

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