wakeful

wake·ful

adj \ˈwāk-fəl\

Definition of WAKEFUL

: not sleeping or able to sleep : sleepless

— wake·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb

— wake·ful·ness noun

Examples of WAKEFUL

1. <the mother remained wakeful until her child returned home>

First Known Use of WAKEFUL

15th century

Related to WAKEFUL

Synonyms: awake, insomniac, sleepless, wide-awake

Antonyms: asleep, dormant, dozing, napping, resting, sleeping, slumbering, unawakened

Related Words: aroused, awakened, roused, rousted, wakened; about, astir, up; aware, conscious; revived; reawakened

Near Antonyms: dozy, drowsy, nodding, sleepy, slumberous (or slumbrous), somnolent; dreaming; hypnotized, mesmerized

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