woke (up)

verb

variants also waked (up)
Definition of woke (up)next
past tense of wake (up)
as in zipped (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woke (up)
  1. awakened
  2. awoke
  3. stirred
  4. roused
  5. stimulated
  6. aroused
  7. animated
  8. enlivened
Verb
  • Loud thunderclaps awakened residents, lightning sparked small fires and power outages and rainfall slowed the morning commute.
    — Tevian Whitehurst, AZCentral.com, 28 July 2026
  • And apparently anyone did because later that night I was awakened by hostile yelling from the corridor just outside my room.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of awakened
Verb
  • When Mukanoheli awoke hours later, her hand immediately went to her belly.
    — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 4 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
Definition of awoke
Verb
  • Finding other sources of revenue to replace a portion of property taxes has stirred debate among local policymakers.
    — Stephanie Leiser, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Butter, sugar, and berries are stirred together with a batter and baked in a square dish.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of stirred
Verb
  • Around three in the morning, after the evening Kenzo had died, the woman had suddenly woken up, having been roused by the sound of water coming from the house next door.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • One by one, as if roused from a trance, my fellow staffers rose from their workstations and filed to the exit.
    — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026
Definition of roused
Verb
  • Beijing's pullback of NEV subsidies, which had previously stimulated consumer appetite, has tempered demand for cars in 2026.
    — Matthew Tan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Many major tech companies engineered environments designed to keep smart people in the building longer—fed, caffeinated and stimulated enough to move at a pace that older, slower companies couldn't match.
    — Vince Carrabba, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of stimulated
Verb
  • The song was inspired by his boyfriend, who, when aroused, came over his head.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
  • As virality goes, this is not a big number, but the passion that the account has aroused dwarfs its reach.
    — David Kamp, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of aroused
Verb
  • Separated from her husband, Leslie became much more animated, the X-ray tech told police, rattling off the details of her abduction and fidgeting with a gold bracelet.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
  • No economic issue besides tariffs has animated Trump more than interest rates.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of animated
Verb
  • The play’s romantic and military adventures are enlivened by the two squabbling supporting character, Beatrice and Benedick.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • This retreat on Wisconsin‘s Oconomowoc Lake embraces those familiar cues but reimagines them on a much grander scale, pairing traditional lake-house materials with thoughtfully layered interiors enlivened by vibrant color and bold pattern.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
Definition of enlivened
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