Synonyms of awoken

awoken

verb

variants also awaked or awoke

past participle of awake

1

as in woken

to cause to stop sleeping

awoke the boys for breakfast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• woken
• awakened
• roused
• wakened
• aroused
• stirred
• raised
• knocked up
• revived
• excited
• disturbed
• reawakened
• rousted
• routed
• provoked
• stimulated
• agitated
• bestirred
• rewaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lulled
• hypnotized
• mesmerized

2

as in awakened

to cease to be asleep

at the sound of breaking glass she awoke with a start

Synonyms & Similar Words

• woken
• awakened
• roused
• wakened
• aroused
• risen
• rolled out
• reawakened
• watched
• arisen
• revived
• got up
• turned out
• stirred
• uprisen
• rewaked
• shifted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slept
• nodded
• rested
• slumbered
• dozed
• dropped off
• napped
• retired
• snoozed
• turned in
• conked (off or out)
• couched
• bedded (down)
• catnapped
• flopped
• slept in
• overslept
• sacked out
• kipped (down)
• dossed (down)
• lain up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of awoken

The city 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, 8 Oct. 2026

Claire awoke the next day to a story about Campanis' comments in the newspaper. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Back in 2018, Tarantino reportedly awoke in the middle of the night to find two burglars inside his home. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Alice gets to keep her leg, albeit with extensive scarring, and Anna does her best to forget about the sacrificial part of the pact until she is awoken one night by a noise downstairs. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

The boy awoke at a family cottage in northern Ontario in 2024 with a bat resting across his nose and mouth. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Newcastle yearned to win, to fulfil the dream awoken by Keegan — who died of cancer last month — and Isak was part of the team that finally did it, a languid forward with a kiss for a touch who scored at Wembley when Liverpool were beaten. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Some of the incidents have turned violent The latest bear attack in Colorado occurred early Wednesday when a homeless man sleeping in Aspen's Rio Grande Park awoke to find a bear biting his head, according to CPW officials. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

The baby’s mother, who was not feeling well, went to rest and later awoke to discover that both Brown and her newborn were gone. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026