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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Amaaz said: "I remember it pushing me downwards towards the floor. I think that's what woke me back up."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

“One day I woke up and I said, you know what? I feel like it is my time to bring that type of peace to other people.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

After weeks calling the agency only to get a recorded message, she woke before sunrise recently to wait in line at an Arizona Department of Economic Security office in south Phoenix.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

"Heat woke me up in the middle of the night."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

A week after my bad dream I woke up in the night again, this time because I was cold.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo