Synonyms of wake

wake 1 of 2

noun

as in consciousness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consciousness
• wakefulness
• insomnia
• sleeplessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rest
• sleep
• bed
• slumber
• slumbering
• resting
• dozing
• napping
• repose
• snoozing
• nap
• shut-eye
• doze
• zs
• snooze
• drowse
• wink
• catnap
• siesta
• catnapping
• forty winks
• z's
• oversleeping

wake

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to awaken

to cause to stop sleeping

my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• awaken
• awake
• rouse
• waken
• arouse
• raise
• stir
• knock up
• disturb
• revive
• provoke
• rout
• roust
• reawaken
• stimulate
• excite
• bestir
• rewake
• agitate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lull
• hypnotize
• mesmerize

2

as in to awake

to cease to be asleep

I woke with a start when the door slammed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• awake
• awaken
• waken
• rise
• rouse
• watch
• arouse
• arise
• roll out
• get up
• turn out
• revive
• stir
• reawaken
• uprise
• rewake
• shift

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sleep
• rest
• slumber
• nod
• drop off
• nap
• doze
• snooze
• retire
• couch
• turn in
• bed (down)
• sleep in
• flop
• catnap
• conk (off or out)
• lie up
• doss (down)
• sack out
• kip (down)
• oversleep

3

as in to warn

to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk

a public service announcement designed to wake people to the dangers of aggressive driving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warn
• alert
• advise
• inform
• forewarn
• caution
• predict
• notify
• presage
• foretell
• forecast
• apprise
• prophesy
• admonish
• tip (off)
• prognosticate
• augur
• harbinger
• portend
• foreshadow
• bode
• forbode
• forebode
• foretoken

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risk
• imperil