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awoken

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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Sajili said he was awoken by a fellow passenger as the triple-decker ferry began to tilt precariously.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

The camera peers into his apartment as he is awoken by an urgent call about the pope’s death.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

Over the last seven games, their offense has awoken.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2025

It's morning in a makeshift camp on the remote British island of Diego Garcia, and Shanthi's husband has just awoken to find their young children staring through a security fence.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024

When she had awoken to the shrill scream of the smoke detector, she ran from room to room looking for him, for Lexie, for Moody.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng