Definitions

awake

[uh-weyk] / əˈweɪk /

ADJECTIVE

conscious; alert

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alive attentive aware cognizant vigilant

STRONG

aroused awakened excited knowing roused waking

WEAK

heedful observant on guard wakeful watchful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorant inattentive unaware

WEAK

asleep unconscious

VERB

become alert or cause to rise from sleep

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awaken get up rouse wake up

STRONG

arise call stir wake

WEAK

gain consciousness roll out

Antonyms

WEAK

deaden go to sleep lull sleep

VERB

become or make aware

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awaken

STRONG

activate alert animate arouse enliven excite incite kindle provoke revive stimulate vivify

WEAK

call forth stir up

Antonyms

STRONG

bore calm deaden discourage kill lull quiet stop

WEAK

go to sleep sleep

Example Sentences

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Once I’m awake and settled, I’d get some Starbucks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

But it isn’t just Chinese EVs that are keeping American car executives awake at night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The noise kept almost everyone on the street awake - and tuning into the news to figure out what was going on.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

“The thing that really keeps me awake at night is the likelihood of a number of risks crystallizing at the same time,” Breeden told the BBC in an interview published Friday.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

And just like their instincts to reach higher ground and to fight to stay awake, they knew now that they had to get moving.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

awake

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