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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Investors also woke up to a simpler reality: Many large pharmaceutical companies are finally delivering on growth promises that had gone unappreciated.

From The Wall Street Journal

"But then my husband woke me up and told me that they caught Maduro. I could not believe it."

From BBC

"I was always worried about if anything happened at home," said Emily, as she often woke up to missed calls from home dreading the "worst case scenario".

From BBC

It was almost 2am when I woke to a huge bang.

From BBC

Participants following the later eating window also went to bed and woke up later.

From Science Daily