Synonyms of awakening

awakening 1 of 2

adjective

as in waking

Related Words

• waking
• energizing
• wakening
• arousing
• rousing
• stimulating
• invigorating
• stimulant
• refreshing
• reviving
• bracing
• stimulative
• stimulatory
• restorative

Dissimilar Words

• hypnotic
• narcotic
• sleepy
• drowsy
• opiate
• somnolent
• soporific
• sedative
• settling
• slumberous
• tranquilizing
• relaxant
• restful
• comforting
• soothing
• relaxing
• calming
• somniferous
• depressant
• quieting
• lulling
• pacifying

awakening

2 of 2

verb

present participle of awaken

1

as in awaking

to cause to stop sleeping

be quiet or you'll awaken the kids

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waking
• awaking
• rousing
• wakening
• arousing
• knocking up
• reawakening
• stirring
• reviving
• raising
• routing
• disturbing
• rousting
• stimulating
• exciting
• provoking
• agitating
• rewaking
• bestirring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lulling
• mesmerizing
• hypnotizing

2

as in wakening

to cease to be asleep

guests at the B and B usually awaken to the smell of fresh pancakes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• awaking
• waking
• wakening
• rousing
• arousing
• rising
• watching
• uprising
• reawakening
• arising
• rolling out
• reviving
• getting up
• turning out
• stirring
• rewaking
• shifting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sleeping
• resting
• slumbering
• dozing
• nodding
• dropping off
• napping
• snoozing
• retiring
• turning in
• bedding (down)
• sleeping in
• flopping
• couching
• catnapping
• conking (off or out)
• lying up
• dossing (down)
• kipping (down)
• sacking out
• oversleeping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of awakening

Verb

This is why in my work, awakening yourself comes before awakening your relationships and your team. — Catherine Bell, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Back in present day, John has managed to exhume Hal’s body and retrieve the decommissioned power ring, awakening the Halogram to get his help opening the lockbox in the storage unit. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026

Across the way, awakening Uranus shakes your 2nd House of Resources, and this opposition asks your personal values to speak up. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026

The group uncovers betrayal within its own ranks and faces a battle for the fate of the world, ultimately awakening their true powers and restoring peace, though a new threat emerges quietly in the shadows. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

The first thing Kontras remembers after his surgery is awakening and seeing his left arm still intact. — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

While many teenagers awakening to mortality might turn to poetry or self-destructive behavior, Cao turned to science. — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

While the Atlantic tropics are awakening from their recent slumber, the Pacific continues to churn out storms. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

But the procedure goes wrong, apparently awakening suppressed memories of another life. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026