awake
/əˈweɪk/verb, adjective2 syllables
Awake means: not in a state of sleep; completely conscious.
Synonyms for awake37
adjective, as in not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
Opposites of awake
What does awake mean?3
adjective
1
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious“lay awake thinking about his new job”
2
mentally perceptive and responsive“an alert mind”
verb
1
stop sleeping“She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with awake?26
one syllable
Show 40 near rhymes
Awake in a sentence
- When the sisters came back, their mother was still awake.Scott
- I tried to go back to sleep, but the noise kept me awake.CK
- I lay awake at night, thinking about you.OsoHombre
- The children are still awake, even though it is midnight.Ergulis
- By this point, candy was the one thing keeping me awake.DJ_Saidez
- As often as not, we lay awake all night.unknown
- Sit back, relax and try to stay awake.Amastan
- Plenty of opportunities will present themselves, if only you are awake to them.CM
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of awake
as a verb
- past tense
- awoke
- past participle
- awoken
- present participle
- awaking
- third-person singular
- awakes