Synonyms of awakens

awakens

verb

present tense third-person singular of awaken

1

as in wakes

to cause to stop sleeping

be quiet or you'll awaken the kids

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wakes
• awakes
• rouses
• wakens
• arouses
• knocks up
• revives
• stirs
• reawakens
• raises
• stimulates
• provokes
• disturbs
• rousts
• routs
• excites
• bestirs
• agitates
• rewakes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lulls
• hypnotizes
• mesmerizes

2

as in awakes

to cease to be asleep

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• awakes
• wakes
• wakens
• rouses
• arouses
• rises
• arises
• reawakens
• watches
• rolls out
• revives
• turns out
• stirs
• gets up
• uprises
• rewakes
• shifts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sleeps
• rests
• slumbers
• nods
• drops off
• dozes
• beds (down)
• snoozes
• retires
• naps
• conks (off or out)
• turns in
• flops
• sleeps in
• couches
• kips (down)
• catnaps
• lies up
• sacks out
• dosses (down)
• oversleeps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of awakens

In the series premiere of Netflix’s Vladimir, Rachel Weisz awakens from troubled sleep to a cascade of texts, sighs deeply, and addresses the camera with pleading eyes. — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026

Your 3rd House of Communication awakens as the intuitive Moon moves in, sharpening timing and nudging you to say what helps tasks move. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026

Badly wounded in a battle of revenge, Robin Hood is brought to a priory and tended by Sister Brigid (Jodie Comer), whose generosity awakens his finer feelings and spurs him to virtuous, self-sacrificing action. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 26 June 2026

Forgetting his bond with the land, Mariano awakens the Ch’iqmi, a dark force that corrupts his people. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 June 2026

Your 9th House of Travel and Learning awakens, as a rooted Moon meets a quincunx from structured Saturn in your 4th House of Home, urging careful coordination. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026

Dawn’s main character, Lilith, awakens in the care of an alien species long after Earth has been destroyed by nuclear war. — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026

Dylan awakens from a long slumber to find that the Oldest House has been destroyed by The Hiss, the paranormal resonance from the first Control. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026

At the sound of morning prayers, an older Clarissa awakens from this dream and shuffles out to her lawn, where the leafy bush has been replaced with the industrial skyline of Lagos. — Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026