Synonyms of awake
38 similar words · 34 opposite words
Another word for awake is wake. Other synonyms of awake are awaken, arouse, rouse and rise. The opposite of awake is zone.
Synonyms and similar words for awake
adjectiveNot asleep; conscious.
- consciousAlert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.
- lucid
- wide awakeAwake and very alert; vigilant, watchful.
adjectiveAlert, aware.
- wary
- wokeAwake: conscious and not asleep.
- alertAttentive; awake; on guard.
- awareConscious or having knowledge of something; awake.
- heedful
- hipAware, informed, up-to-date, trendy.
- observant
- on guard
- on the lookoutConstantly alert, intent on finding something or someone.
- on the watch
- on watch
- vigilant
- wakefulAwake; not sleeping.
- wakesomeMarked by wakefulness or alertness; vigilant.
- watchfulFully observant, vigilant, or aware.
verbTo become conscious after having slept.
- awakenTo stop sleeping; awake.
- wake upTo stop sleeping; to awake.
- abraid
- arise
- arouseTo wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.
- get up
- rise
- rouseSometimes followed by up: to wake (oneself or someone) from deep thought, or rest or sleep; to awaken.
- stir poeticTo rise from sleep or unconsciousness.
- wake(often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
- waken
verbTo cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
- bring roundTo resuscitate; to cause to regain consciousness.
- cry
- knock up British
- roust
- uprouseTo rouse up; rouse from sleep; awake; arouse.
adjectiveMore synonyms
- caffeinated
- invigoratedFeeling full of energy or strength; refreshed and revitalized.
- invigoratingGiving strength, energy and vitality; quickening; stimulating.
- lively
Opposite of awake
adjectiveNot asleep; conscious.
- asleep
- unconsciousNot awake; having no awareness (usually as the result of a head injury).
- cold
- comatose informal
- dead to the world
- dormant
- down for the count figuratively
- in the arms of Morpheus figuratively, literary
- in the arms of Murphy humorous, slangAsleep.
- out coldSoundly unconscious, either because asleep or because otherwise knocked out.
- out like a light colloquialAsleep or unconscious, particularly if this has occurred suddenly and the sleep is deep.
- sacked outSound asleep, usually from a healthy exhaustion.
- sleepbound poetic
- sleeping
- somnambularSleepy; asleep or as if asleep.
- unawakeningNot awakening; dormant, asleep.
- unawakingNot waking; dormant, asleep.
- unwakingNot waking; dormant, asleep.
- nangry Australia, obsoleteAsleep.
verbTo become conscious after having slept.
- fall asleep
- crash out
- doze offTo fall asleep unintentionally.
- drift off
- drop off
- get off British
- go night-night colloquialTo go to sleep; to fall asleep.
- go to sleep
- nod offTo fall asleep, especially unintentionally.
- nod outTo become drowsy and fall asleep; nod off.
- sack outTo fall asleep, usually from implied exhaustion.
- zone
verbTo cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
Meaning of awake
- adjective Not asleep; conscious.
- adjective Alert, aware.
- verb To become conscious after having slept.
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