wideawake

noun

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wide·awake | \ ˌwīd-ə-ˈwāk

Definition of wideawake

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a soft felt hat with a low crown and a wide brim

2 : sooty tern

wide-awake

adjective

\ ˌwīd-ə-ˈwāk

Definition of wide-awake (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : fully awake

2 : alertly watchful especially for advantages or opportunities

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watchful, vigilant, wide-awake, alert mean being on the lookout especially for danger or opportunity. watchful is the least explicit term. the watchful eye of the department supervisor vigilant suggests intense, unremitting, wary watchfulness. eternally vigilant in the safeguarding of democracy wide-awake applies to watchfulness for opportunities and developments more often than dangers. wide-awake companies latched onto the new technology alert stresses readiness or promptness in meeting danger or in seizing opportunity. alert traders anticipated the stock market's slide