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

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

In the study, people who ranked in the top 20% for sleep regularity went to sleep and awoke within a roughly one-hour window most days. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

By the time the game ended, Sasaki’s three-inning start seemed like a murky nightmare the Dodgers awoke from in a sweat. — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Not obsessed One Wish Willow Nikki, but actual Nikki, now awoken from her curse when Bear dies. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Most of America awoke on Monday, June 17, 2002, unaware that Dos a Cero had even happened. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 July 2026

The family was staying at a cottage in northern Ontario in 2024 when their 11-year-old son awoke in the middle of the night with a bat on his nose and mouth, according to a report published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. — Sophie Ziedalski, NBC news, 2 July 2026