awakened 1 of 2

adjective

as in roused

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awakened

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verb

past tense of awaken
1
as in woke
to cause to stop sleeping be quiet or you'll awaken the kids

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2
as in awoke
to cease to be asleep guests at the B and B usually awaken to the smell of fresh pancakes

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Recent Examples of awakened
Adjective
Angine desperately returns to the store, again and again, to get her fix from Malaise, her face reddening from blood just below the surface, a canvas of her awakened desire. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
The teen said she was awakened to find the man sucking on her foot while holding her down, charges say. — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026 Some were awakened by explosions; others pulled back their curtains in the early hours to see plumes of black smoke rising above the city. — David Hickey, NBC news, 4 June 2026 Neighbor Daleon Walker says he was awakened by the sound of gunfire. — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 23 June 2026 Another neighbor who was awakened by the commotion said there were at least 30 people at the gathering. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026 Spencer’s teenage son was awakened in the night in 1992 to find his father beating his mother in the head with a brick, according to court documents. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 Wyck, of course, is right about the island being awakened, and Tom has unwittingly invited in dozens of potential victims. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 18 June 2026 However, Kalwinski has awakened me to the fact that such civic pride can apply just as much to the Bears being in Hammond as being in Arlington Heights. — Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 Daniela López stars in the film as Julia, an introverted music student whose curiosity and passion for protest is awakened amid a growing feminist movement on her university campus, and with #MeToo as a backdrop. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awakened
  1. awake
  2. woke
  3. awoke
  4. wakeful
  5. roused
  6. sleepless
Adjective
  • For example, don’t lay awake at night thinking about tomorrow's tasks.
    — Michel Koopman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Maybe staying awake to novel experiences is the key to vitality.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026
Definition of awake
Verb
  • The ongoing war between woke and anti-woke factions is a fatuous melodrama best left to the satirists.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Lange's husband went home and woke her up to share the good news, the lottery said.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
Definition of woke
Verb
  • After losing consciousness in the lightning strike, the man awoke and called the Oregon Golf Club pro shop on Pete's Mountain Road, which then called 911.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Five years ago, Florida’s millions of condo dwellers awoke to a new reality.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Definition of awoke
Adjective
  • Low to medium doses show a reduction in the alpha frequency of brain waves (which correspond to relaxed and wakeful states), along with rising entropy, a signature finding of sober brains sinking deeper into a trip.
    — Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Having the right pillow can make a big difference between a peaceful night’s sleep and a restless, wakeful one.
    — Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of wakeful
Verb
  • As the fires spread, roughly 2,900 people — many roused from sleep — were told to evacuate or warned to prepare to flee.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • After Israel struck a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut on Sunday, Israelis went to bed expecting to be roused by incoming missiles from Iran.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
Definition of roused
Adjective
  • Today, there are no more bodies left to bury, but those sleepless nights remain.
    — Bo Evans, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • Fatigue, severe pain, heavy and irregular flow, sleepless nights on the bathroom floor.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Definition of sleepless

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“Awakened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awakened. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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