WAKENED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

wakened 1 of 2

adjective

as in awakened

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wakened

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verb

past tense of waken

as in woke

to cause to stop sleeping a sudden loud noise wakened us

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as in awoke

to cease to be asleep she usually wakens when sunlight begins to stream through the windows

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Adjective

There’s a flash of light, and a wind blows over the stunned, awakened audience.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of awakened

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The Heat awoke Tuesday as the NBA’s only 0-4 team and thoroughly bewildered about how a group that fashioned itself a contender could continue to perform so poorly.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Reaves was held scoreless during the first quarter, but awoke for 15 points in the second.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of awoke

Adjective

These ripples are associated with spikes of activity in the prefrontal cortex, and scientists only observe them during periods of sleep or quiet, wakeful rest.

— Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
In a previous university blog post, Majumdar compared this finding to the brain flushing out byproducts that build up during active, wakeful moments, allowing for a more restful night’s sleep.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of wakeful

Adjective

Ernest couldn’t sleep, but lay awake on his mattress in the basement, figuring.

— Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
The first, obvious to anyone else who was half-awake, was that the Kravis Studio was not nearly big enough for the performance it was required to contain.

— Nolan Kelly, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026

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