awaken

/əwˈeɪkən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. cause to become awake or conscious
   “He was roused by the drunken men in the street”
2. stop sleeping
   “She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock”
3. make aware
   “They were awakened to the sad facts”

Synonyms for awaken

• wake
• waken
• rouse
• wake up
• arouse
• awake
• come alive

Antonyms of awaken

• cause to sleep

Words that rhyme with awaken

• bacon
• macon
• mistaken
• taken
• waken
• reawaken
• shaken
• unshaken
• chaiken
• forsaken
• hakan
• mcmaken
• overtaken
• raycon
• retaken
• shaiken
• undertaken