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wake (up)

verb

Definition of wake (up)next
as in to jazz (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake (up)
  1. awake
  2. rouse
  3. stir
  4. awaken
  5. stimulate
  6. arouse
Verb
  • Back in 2018, Tarantino reportedly awoke in the middle of the night to find two burglars inside his home.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Alice gets to keep her leg, albeit with extensive scarring, and Anna does her best to forget about the sacrificial part of the pact until she is awoken one night by a noise downstairs.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of awake
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  • Other than the fact that two people getting ax-murdered didn’t rouse her from her nap, there wasn’t anything suspicious about Bridget; not that there weren’t plenty of people ready to pin the crimes on her.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • After Stan’s dad Randy gives a rousing speech about coming together as a community following Kenny’s latest demise, the scene shifts to the funeral, with the loud and proud country ballad bubbling up as the e-bike ban is announced.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of rouse
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  • In a crockery pot, my father steams cauliflower, stirring it round and round.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Posing for the sports trading app Novig, Sweeney has stirred a debate regarding oversexualization in the world of advertising.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of stir
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  • As desire awakens, so does the fear that her new lover may be her husband’s killer.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • One national showdown and several sleeping giants trying to awaken highlight the Week 5 slate in Georgia high school football.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of awaken
Verb
  • Direct inhibitory currents appeared in a third of cells two millimeters out, and stimulating the visual cortex had measurable effects as far as frontal motor areas.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Prescription medicines that stimulate the salivary glands to make more saliva include Salagen (pilocarpine) and Evoxac (cevimeline).
    — Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of stimulate
Verb
  • Like spacious minor-key chords given a subtle major-key lift, these color combinations can arouse powerful emotions that are excruciatingly just short of fulfillment.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Making the set attractive to the children will arouse their interest, encourage them to keep playing and push them to improve.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of arouse
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“Wake (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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