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awake

/əˈweɪk/verb, adjective2 syllables

Awake means: not in a state of sleep; completely conscious.

Synonyms for awake37

verb, as in stop sleeping

wake up, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken

adjective, as in not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

astir, up, awakened, insomniac, sleepless, watchful, unsleeping, wide-awake, waking, wakeful, alert, aware, cognizant, cognisant, conscious

adjective, as in mentally perceptive and responsive

alert, alive, aware, cognizant, cognisant

also used for awake

lucid, wide awake, wary, woke, heedful, hip, observant, on guard, on the lookout, on the watch, caffeinated, invigorated, invigorating, lively, wakesome

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Opposites of awake

What does awake mean?3

adjective

1

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious“lay awake thinking about his new job”

2

mentally perceptive and responsive“an alert mind”

verb

1

stop sleeping“She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with awake?26

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All 26 rhymes for awake, grouped by syllable

Awake in a sentence

  • When the sisters came back, their mother was still awake.Scott
  • I tried to go back to sleep, but the noise kept me awake.CK
  • I lay awake at night, thinking about you.OsoHombre
  • The children are still awake, even though it is midnight.Ergulis
  • By this point, candy was the one thing keeping me awake.DJ_Saidez
  • As often as not, we lay awake all night.unknown
  • Sit back, relax and try to stay awake.Amastan
  • Plenty of opportunities will present themselves, if only you are awake to them.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of awake

as a verb

past tense
awoke
past participle
awoken
present participle
awaking
third-person singular
awakes