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

The Wall by Marlen Haushofer While vacationing in the Austrian Alps, a woman awakens to discover an invisible wall has cut her off from the rest of humanity. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

Uranus’ connection to Neptune awakens a bold idea within you! — Usa Today, USA Today, 15 July 2026

But when Lucky awakens, disoriented, in her hotel room, Cary and the cash have vanished. — Judy Berman, Time, 15 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