Synonyms of awaken

awaken

verb

ə-ˈwā-kən 

1

as in to wake

to cause to stop sleeping

be quiet or you'll awaken the kids

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lull
• hypnotize
• mesmerize

2

as in to awake

to cease to be asleep

guests at the B and B usually awaken to the smell of fresh pancakes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of awaken

She was awakened in the middle of the night by her barking dog and the sound of a woman screaming in the street. — City News Service, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

Residents in DuPage County were awakened by tornado sirens early Tuesday morning that were activated accidentally, officials said. — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Unlike most of their heroic peers, they are born with an X-gene that awakens around puberty and grants extraordinary abilities. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026

While many teenagers awakening to mortality might turn to poetry or self-destructive behavior, Cao turned to science. — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026