awakened

Syllables: awak·ened/əˈweɪkənd/

awakened is the simple past and past participle of awaken.

Adjective

awakened (comparative more awakened, superlative most awakened)

Having been woken up.
- The awakened baby began to cry.
Aroused; alerted; activated; enlightened.
- an awakened interest in ballet
- Lined against them are more progressive and populist leaning opposition parties campaigning for democratic reforms that have a history of attracting […] a new generation of politically awakened young people.2023 May 14, Heather Chen, Kocha Olarn, “Polls close in Thailand as opposition takes on kingdom’s conservative cliques”, in CNN

awaken (third-person singular simple present awakens, present participle awakening, simple past and past participle awakened)

(transitive) To cause to become awake.
- Be careful how you touch her, she'll awaken / As sleep's the only freedom all that she knows / And when you walk into her eyes, you won't believe / The way she's always paying for a debt she never owes1973, New Birth, “Wildflower”, in It's Been A Long Time
Synonyms:

knock up, uprouse
(intransitive) To stop sleeping; awake.
- Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face.
Synonyms:

awake, stir, abraid, arise, arouse, get up, rise, rouse, wake, wake up

Antonyms:

fall asleep
(figuratively, transitive) To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
- Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!
Synonyms:

animate, energize, arouse, beghast, leaven, bright, brighten, cheer, enliven, enthuse
(intransitive) Of something previously dormant, to become active.
- I'll miss the sea. But a person needs new experiences. They draw something deep inside, allowing him to grow. Without change, something sleeps inside us and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.1984, 20:05 from the start, in Dune (Science Fiction), →OCLC
To call to a sense of sin.
(figuratively, transitive) To cause to become aware.

comparative	more awakened
superlative	most awakened

What does awakened mean?: Awakened means having been woken up.
What is awakened the simple past and past participle of?: Awakened is the simple past and past participle of awaken.
What part of speech is awakened?: Awakened is an adjective.
How do you pronounce awakened?: Awakened is pronounced /əˈweɪkənd/.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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