Synonyms of awoke

awoke 1 of 2

verb (1)

variants also awaked

past tense of awake

1

as in woke

to cause to stop sleeping

awoke the boys for breakfast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• woke
• awakened
• roused
• wakened
• aroused
• knocked up
• revived
• stirred
• rousted
• raised
• routed
• reawakened
• disturbed
• provoked
• excited
• stimulated
• agitated
• rewaked
• bestirred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lulled
• hypnotized
• mesmerized

2

as in awakened

to cease to be asleep

at the sound of breaking glass she awoke with a start

Synonyms & Similar Words

• woke
• awakened
• wakened
• roused
• aroused
• watched
• rose
• arose
• rolled out
• got up
• revived
• turned out
• reawakened
• uprose
• stirred
• rewaked
• shifted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slept
• nodded
• dozed
• rested
• slumbered
• dropped off
• napped
• snoozed
• retired
• turned in
• conked (off or out)
• couched
• flopped
• bedded (down)
• slept in
• catnapped
• lay up
• overslept
• sacked out
• dossed (down)
• kipped (down)

awoken

2 of 2

verb (2)

variants also awaked or awoke

past participle of awake

1

as in woken

to cause to stop sleeping

awoke the boys for breakfast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• woken
• awakened
• roused
• wakened
• aroused
• stirred
• raised
• knocked up
• revived
• excited
• disturbed
• reawakened
• rousted
• routed
• provoked
• stimulated
• agitated
• bestirred
• rewaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lulled
• hypnotized
• mesmerized

2

as in roused

to cease to be asleep

at the sound of breaking glass she awoke with a start

Synonyms & Similar Words

• woken
• awakened
• roused
• wakened
• aroused
• risen
• rolled out
• reawakened
• watched
• arisen
• revived
• got up
• turned out
• stirred
• uprisen
• rewaked
• shifted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slept
• nodded
• rested
• slumbered
• dozed
• dropped off
• napped
• retired
• snoozed
• turned in
• conked (off or out)
• couched
• bedded (down)
• catnapped
• flopped
• slept in
• overslept
• sacked out
• kipped (down)
• dossed (down)
• lain up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of awoke

Verb

The boy awoke at a family cottage in northern Ontario in 2024 with a bat resting across his nose and mouth. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Some of the incidents have turned violent The latest bear attack in Colorado occurred early Wednesday when a homeless man sleeping in Aspen's Rio Grande Park awoke to find a bear biting his head, according to CPW officials. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

According to the department, sisters Ava, 5, and Mia, 9, awoke and saw the fire coming from their neighbors’ home. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Robert Sinners, communications director for Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and his fiancee, CBS News Atlanta reporter Madeline Montgomery, awoke shortly after midnight to the sound of gunfire outside their southwest Atlanta home. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

When Mukanoheli awoke hours later, her hand immediately went to her belly. — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

While Annie lay dying in her arms, Jean’s telepathy awoke, linking their minds and causing Jean to experience Annie’s death firsthand. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026

Many awoke to the thunder, lots saw the lightning, a few got rain up to a quarter inch. — Tevian Whitehurst, AZCentral.com, 28 July 2026

Determined to make the most of our last day, Karissa and I awoke early and split from our friends to take a 30-minute train ride to North Berwick. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Verb

The boy awoke at a family cottage in northern Ontario in 2024 with a bat resting across his nose and mouth. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Newcastle yearned to win, to fulfil the dream awoken by Keegan — who died of cancer last month — and Isak was part of the team that finally did it, a languid forward with a kiss for a touch who scored at Wembley when Liverpool were beaten. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Some of the incidents have turned violent The latest bear attack in Colorado occurred early Wednesday when a homeless man sleeping in Aspen's Rio Grande Park awoke to find a bear biting his head, according to CPW officials. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

The baby’s mother, who was not feeling well, went to rest and later awoke to discover that both Brown and her newborn were gone. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Robert Sinners, communications director for Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and his fiancee, CBS News Atlanta reporter Madeline Montgomery, awoke shortly after midnight to the sound of gunfire outside their southwest Atlanta home. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

When Mukanoheli awoke hours later, her hand immediately went to her belly. — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

Then the dogs, the cats, the children who must have been awoken by the blare of the siren, followed by their mothers, who quickly found one another amid a volley of conjectures. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026

While Annie lay dying in her arms, Jean’s telepathy awoke, linking their minds and causing Jean to experience Annie’s death firsthand. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026