Synonyms of awoken

awoken

verb

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 awakened

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 awoken

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

The Padres' recent success has been driven by an offense that has awoken from its first-half slumber, making up for a starting rotation that was perilously thin due to injuries. — ABC News, 3 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

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

Chicago awoke two days later to find almost 18,000 buildings destroyed, much of the city leveled, 90,000 people homeless and 300-some people dead. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026