English adjective: awake | |||
1. | awake not in a state of sleep; completely conscious | ||
Samples | Lay awake thinking about his new job. Still not fully awake. | ||
Similar | astir, awakened, insomniac, sleepless, unsleeping, up, wakeful, waking, watchful, wide-awake | ||
See also | alert, aware, cognisant, cognizant, conscious, watchful | ||
Antonyms | asleep | ||
2. | awake mentally perceptive and responsive | ||
Samples | An alert mind. Alert to the problems. Alive to what is going on. Awake to the dangers of her situation. Was now awake to the reality of his predicament. | ||
Synonyms | alert, alive | ||
Similar | aware, cognisant, cognizant | ||
Antonyms | incognizant, unaware | ||
English verb: awake | |||
1. | awake (body) stop sleeping | ||
Samples | She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock. | ||
Synonyms | arouse, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
Entail | catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber | ||
Antonyms | dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, drop off | ||