awake

Eyes have opened

Awake means not asleep, or to stop sleeping.

You can lie awake at night, be wide awake at dawn, or stay awake through a boring lecture.

To awaken is to wake up or to rouse: The noise awoke him.

Figuratively, awake suggests alertness or awareness: awake to the dangers, a rude awakening.

The adjective pairs with to: I'm awake to the possibilities.

conscious

wakefulness

State of being conscious

cognition · arousal · roused · stirring · astir · wakened · up · risen · open-eyed · unsleeping

alert

sharp

Fine-edged, or astute

quick-witted · focused · responsive · reactive · keen · alive · sprightly · energized · perky · refreshed

aware

mindful

Consciously attentive

realizing · recognizing · noticing · understanding · perceiving · sensible · attuned · clued-in

dawn

sunrise

Morning light's arrival

rising · getting up · first light · cockcrow · reveille · alarm · rousing · early · predawn · daylight

Categories
Opposites
consciousness state

awakeasleep

In a state of rest

sleeping · unconscious · slumbering · napping · dozing

alertness/attentiveness

awakedrowsy

Nearly falling asleep

sleepy · somnolent · half-asleep · groggy · dozy

metaphorical awareness

awakeoblivious

Lacking any awareness

unaware · ignorant · blind · asleep at the wheel · in the dark

Phrases
Family

awaken, awakening, awakened, awakes, awakens, reawaken, awaking, reawakening, awaked

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G