Synonyms for awaken
əˈweɪ kənawak·en

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1. awakenverb

   To stop sleeping.

   Synonyms:
   stir, awake

   Antonyms:
   fall asleep

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1. awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouseverb

   cause to become awake or conscious

   "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

   Synonyms:
   kindle, excite, bestir, put forward, awake, heat, energize, come alive, provoke, commove, inflame, rout out, perk up, agitate, energise, enkindle, wake up, stir, wake, elicit, conjure, brace, stimulate, fire, arouse, drive out, fire up, bring up, conjure up, raise, waken, turn on, call down, charge, wind up, call forth, invoke, charge up, rouse, ignite, evoke, sex, force out, stir up

   Antonyms:
   cause to sleep

2. wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, wakenverb

   stop sleeping

   "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

   Synonyms:
   kindle, excite, put forward, awake, heat, come alive, provoke, inflame, perk up, enkindle, wake up, stir, wake, elicit, energise, stimulate, fire, arouse, fire up, bring up, conjure up, ignite, raise, waken, turn on, call down, energize, wind up, call forth, invoke, rouse, brace, evoke, sex, conjure, stir up

   Antonyms:
   cause to sleep

3. awakenverb

   make aware

   "They were awakened to the sad facts"

   Synonyms:
   wake up, waken, rouse, come alive, arouse, awake, wake

   Antonyms:
   cause to sleep

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1. awakenverb

   Synonyms:
   awake, wake, rouse from sleep

2. awakenverb

   Synonyms:
   arouse, excite, kindle, spur, incite, stimulate, provoke, stir up

3. awakenverb

   Synonyms:
   wake, waken, be awakened, be roused from sleep

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1. awakenverb

   Synonyms:
   wake, awake, rouse, arouse, excite

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1. List of paraphrases for "awaken":

   awake, arouse, wake

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How to use awaken in a sentence?

1. Mary Renault:

   In all men is evil sleeping; the good man is he who will not awaken it, in himself or in other men.

2. Thomas Vinterberg:

   What I find very important to stress here is that behind that there's a population of pretty good-hearted people who I just think are confused and fearful about what's going on, and I'm hopeful -- I don't think that this film will change anything -- but hopefully the values of generosity and sharing can re-awaken at some point.

3. H.W. Mann:

   The truth is within all of us. We all come from the same source. We are part of it. And therefore, we have knowledge of it. When we awaken, and we all will eventually, then we will know what we have always known. We are one.

4. Natalie Dautovich:

   It's more difficult to awaken from [this stage] of sleep than [others], whenever you wake up from a deeper stage of sleep, you can experience sleep inertia, which is a feeling of disorientation.

5. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   The seeds of greatness lie dormant within, waiting for the nurturing touch of purpose to awaken them.