unawakened

adjective

Definition of unawakenednext
as in sleeping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unawakened
  1. sleeping
  2. dormant
  3. resting
  4. asleep
  5. slumbering
  6. drowsy
  7. somnolent
Adjective
  • An autopsy showed that the infant died from asphyxiation secondary to a co-sleeping/overlay event with an unsafe sleeping environment.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of sleeping
Adjective
  • The Unified Government and Eastside and its partners, the Arnold Development Group and Keystone Innovations, have hit an impasse over how much that prime real estate — which has been dormant since Indian Springs’ demolition — should sell for.
    — Sofi Zeman July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • However, the court has lain dormant in the 30 years since it was created and has never been used before.
    — Elise Spenner, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of dormant
Adjective
  • That’s because when the body experiences physical stress, including losing weight quickly, more hairs can shift into a resting phase and fall out a few months later — typically two to three months after the event, Rossi explains.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Feb. 2026
  • This is a condition where, due to stress or hormonal changes, the body puts the hair follicles into a resting phase.
    — Essence, Essence, 19 Dec. 2025
Definition of resting
Adjective
  • How Gut Health Affects Sleep About a third of adults have at least one symptom of chronic insomnia, which refers to trouble falling or staying asleep at least three nights a week for three months or longer.
    — Erica Sweeney, EverydayHealth.com, 24 July 2026
  • In that corner of the room, beside that window in the house in Stromness overlooking the small harbor, on a sofa upholstered in threadbare sailcloth, lay Paul, asleep.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Definition of asleep
Adjective
  • The buzzy, balls-to-the-wall sci-fi action-thriller shook up a slumbering Cannes earlier this year with a late night slot in Competition, emerging with many already declaring the 160-minute film to be a cult classic.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 July 2026
  • The shorthanded goal seemed to wake the slumbering Ducks, with Gauthier scoring on a power play 37 seconds later to halve the lead and become the first Duck with 40 goals in a season since Corey Perry in 2013-14.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of slumbering
Adjective
  • Allergy drugs can ease those symptoms and make people drowsy, potentially offering relief from insomnia.
    — Kara Smythe, EverydayHealth.com, 15 May 2026
  • Fleets that deployed the company's AI dash cams, which detect drowsy or distracted driving, saw a 73% reduction in accidents after 30 months, according to company data from more than 2,600 customers.
    — TIME Contributors, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of drowsy
Adjective
  • Which is why this opinion piece speculates that the spending effect of growth in the form of high demand for all things Swift and World Cup is a relative growth somnolent as opposed to an instigator.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • The injury has not deterred him from providing a boost for an otherwise somnolent Diamondbacks offense.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of somnolent
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“Unawakened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unawakened. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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