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Wake

🔄 Synonyms of "Wake"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
arouseverb	(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
awakenverb	(intransitive) To stop sleeping; awake.
aftermathnoun	That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
backwashnoun	The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
wakenverb	(intransitive) To awaken; to cease to sleep; to be awakened; to stir.
awakeverb	Not asleep; conscious.
viewingnoun	An instance of viewing something.
wake upverb	(intransitive) To stop sleeping; to awake.
come aliveverb	(idiomatic) to become responsive and animated.
wake islandnoun	An island of the United States, among the islands of Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean, administered by the Office of Insular Affairs of the United States Department of the Interior and used solely by the United States Air Force.

↔️ Antonyms of "Wake"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
kipnoun	(informal, chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.
slumbernoun	(intransitive) To be in a very light state of sleep, almost awake.
sleepnoun	(intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
nod offverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To fall asleep, especially unintentionally.
drift offverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To fall asleep slowly.
drop offverb	(idiomatic, transitive, especially US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.
flake outverb	(intransitive, informal) To flake or be flaky: to prove unreliable; to abandon or desert someone.
fall asleepverb	To pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep.
doze offverb	To fall asleep unintentionally.
dope offverb	(slang) To be inattentive; to get out of hard work; to skive off.
drowse offverb	change from a waking to a sleeping state

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wake"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
wakenverb	(intransitive) To awaken; to cease to sleep; to be awakened; to stir.
awakenverb	(intransitive) To stop sleeping; awake.
wake upverb	(intransitive) To stop sleeping; to awake.
awakeverb	Not asleep; conscious.
come aliveverb	(idiomatic) to become responsive and animated.
arouseverb	(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
viewingnoun	An instance of viewing something.
backwashnoun	The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
aftermathnoun	That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
wake islandnoun	An island of the United States, among the islands of Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean, administered by the Office of Insular Affairs of the United States Department of the Interior and used solely by the United States Air Force.
awakeningnoun	The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
wakeynoun	(military, slang) The day on which one wakes up and travels home.
wake-upnoun	Alternative form of wakeup. [An act or instance of waking up.]
activateverb	(transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.
vigilnoun	An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
followverb	(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
activationnoun	Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.
extensionnoun	The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase.
adventnoun	Arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears; the time when it is approaching.
upturnnoun	An upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit.