waken

1 to cause to stop sleeping a sudden loud noise wakened us Synonyms of waken arouse, awake, awaken, knock up [British], rouse, wakeWords Related to waken roust, rout; raise, revive; reawaken, rewake; agitate, bestir, disturb, excite, provoke, stimulate, stirNear Antonyms of waken hypnotize, mesmerizeAntonyms of waken lull

2 to cease to be asleep she usually wakens when sunlight begins to stream through the windows Synonyms of waken arouse, awake, awaken, rouse, wakeWords Related to waken arise, get up, rise, roll out, turn out, uprise; watch; revive; reawaken, rewake; shift, stirNear Antonyms of waken catnap, conk (off or out), doze, drop off, nap, nod, rest, sleep, slumber, snooze; bed (down), couch, doss (down) [chiefly British], flop, kip (down) [British], retire, sack out, turn in; lie up, sleep in; oversleep