Synonyms of woke

woke 1 of 2

verb (1)

variants also waked

past tense of wake

1

as in awoke

to cause to stop sleeping

my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• awoke
• awakened
• roused
• wakened
• aroused
• stirred
• raised
• knocked up
• disturbed
• revived
• rousted
• provoked
• routed
• excited
• reawakened
• stimulated
• agitated
• rewaked
• bestirred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lulled
• hypnotized
• mesmerized

2

as in awakened

to cease to be asleep

I woke with a start when the door slammed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• awoke
• awakened
• wakened
• roused
• rose
• watched
• aroused
• arose
• rolled out
• got up
• turned out
• reawakened
• revived
• stirred
• uprose
• rewaked
• shifted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slept
• nodded
• rested
• dozed
• dropped off
• napped
• slumbered
• snoozed
• retired
• turned in
• conked (off or out)
• couched
• flopped
• bedded (down)
• slept in
• catnapped
• lay up
• overslept
• sacked out
• dossed (down)
• kipped (down)

3

as in warned

to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk

a public service announcement designed to wake people to the dangers of aggressive driving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warned
• alerted
• advised
• informed
• cautioned
• forewarned
• predicted
• notified
• prophesied
• presaged
• foretold
• admonished
• apprised
• forecast
• augured
• tipped (off)
• harbingered
• prognosticated
• foreshadowed
• portended
• boded
• foreboded
• foretokened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risked
• imperiled

woken

2 of 2

verb (2)

variants or waked also woke

past participle of wake

1

as in awoken

to cause to stop sleeping

my banging around in the kitchen woke my wife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• awoken
• roused
• awakened
• aroused
• wakened
• stirred
• knocked up
• raised
• excited
• revived
• disturbed
• rousted
• routed
• provoked
• stimulated
• reawakened
• agitated
• bestirred
• rewaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lulled
• hypnotized
• mesmerized

2

as in roused

to cease to be asleep

I woke with a start when the door slammed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• awoken
• awakened
• roused
• wakened
• aroused
• watched
• risen
• rolled out
• arisen
• stirred
• got up
• reawakened
• turned out
• revived
• uprisen
• rewaked
• shifted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slept
• nodded
• dozed
• rested
• slumbered
• dropped off
• snoozed
• napped
• retired
• turned in
• conked (off or out)
• couched
• bedded (down)
• catnapped
• flopped
• slept in
• overslept
• sacked out
• kipped (down)
• dossed (down)
• lain up

3

as in alerted

to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk

a public service announcement designed to wake people to the dangers of aggressive driving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alerted
• warned
• cautioned
• forewarned
• advised
• notified
• predicted
• informed
• foretold
• prophesied
• presaged
• apprised
• forecast
• augured
• tipped (off)
• admonished
• foreshadowed
• prognosticated
• harbingered
• portended
• boded
• foreboded
• foretokened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risked
• imperiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of woke

Verb

Unfortunately, that tactic is under attack, and not just from Democrats but from anti-Trump Republicans in thrall to woke corporations. —George Harris, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026

Moderate shaking woke residents near the epicenter and was strong enough to break dishes, while light tremors rippled across the broader Bay Area. —Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026

Verb

Hassan had just woken from a nap and went to get water when a shell smacked into the dirt of the school’s playground, spraying shrapnel into his body. —Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026

Where will all these sciolistic refugees from woke America go if that largesse dries up? —Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026