Synonyms of awoke

awoke

verb

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)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of awoke

Claire awoke the next day to a story about Campanis' comments in the newspaper. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Back in 2018, Tarantino reportedly awoke in the middle of the night to find two burglars inside his home. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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