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
  • Spencer’s teenage son was awakened in the night in 1992 to find his father beating his mother in the head with a brick, according to court documents.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • Neighbor Daleon Walker says he was awakened by the sound of gunfire.
    — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Definition of awakened
Verb
  • 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
Definition of awoke
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  • So, most people are feeling good — or, at least, emotionally stirred, when the town heads over to the big dance.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • The shepherd observed as Underwood boiled and stirred and filtered his brew.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of stirred
Verb
  • As the fires spread, roughly 2,900 people — many roused from sleep — were told to evacuate or warned to prepare to flee.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • After Israel struck a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut on Sunday, Israelis went to bed expecting to be roused by incoming missiles from Iran.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
Definition of roused
Verb
  • 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
  • Playing games can be a fun, easy way to keep your brain stimulated as you age.
    — Allison Forsyth, Health, 30 June 2026
Definition of stimulated
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  • 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
  • For all its proximity to the city, the estate feels deeply removed, animated by eagles nesting in the trees, ospreys hovering above the water and deer grazing through the grounds.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Some stories can seem animated by opposition, by rivalry and conflict.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
Definition of animated
Verb
  • Though only half the length of their 2025 breakthrough debut, the New York quartet’s second album is dense with ideas and enlivened by purpose.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong then enlivened the dugout in the ninth with a nifty headfirst slide and swim move to avoid the tag as the Pirates played the infield in.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Definition of enlivened
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“Woke (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woke%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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