awakens
Comes to consciousness
Awakens is the act of waking or rousing from sleep: The baby awakens at dawn.
By extension, it means to stir into awareness or activity: Travel awakens curiosity, The scandal awakened public outrage.
Something that awakens a feeling or memory brings it to the surface after dormancy.
Blends by circling
- arousesStirs to wakefulness
- evokesBrings forth mentally
- kindlesStarts a fire
- sparksFiery particles from friction
ignites · inspires · moves · touches · provokes · elicits · excites · stimulates
Warning or watchfulness
- awareHaving knowledge of
- consciousMentally present and alert
- attentivePaying close notice
- responsiveQuick to react
vigilant · observant · watchful · perceptive · sharp · keen · aroused · stirred
Day's first glow
- emergenceComing into existence
- birthComing into the world
- genesisPoint of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
arising · stirring · budding · blooming · unfolding · onset · daybreak · sunrise
Sudden profound insight
- illuminationProvision of light
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- realizationGrasping what's true
- understandingMental comprehension of something
satori · bodhi · awareness · revelation · clarity · gnosis · wisdom · comprehends
Restoring to flame
- renewalMaking current again
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- restorationReturning something to condition
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
regeneration · reviving · reinvigorating · reigniting · renewing · restoring · bringing back · resurrection
stirs
Blends by circling
sparks · ignites · inspires · moves · touches · provokes · elicits · excites · stimulates · rouses
alert
Warning or watchfulness
responsive · vigilant · observant · watchful · perceptive · sharp · keen · aroused · stirred · roused
dawn
Day's first glow
inception · arising · stirring · budding · blooming · unfolding · onset · daybreak · sunrise · morning
epiphany
Sudden profound insight
- illuminationProvision of light
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- realizationGrasping what's true
understanding · satori · bodhi · awareness · revelation · clarity · gnosis · wisdom · comprehends · grasps
rekindling
Restoring to flame
- renewalMaking current again
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- restorationReturning something to condition
rebirth · regeneration · reviving · reinvigorating · reigniting · renewing · restoring · bringing back · resurrection · comeback
awakensputs to sleep
Causes unconsciousness or rest
falls asleep · dozes off · slumbers · nods off · knocks out
awakenssuppresses
Actively prevents expression
deadens · extinguishes · blinds · obscures · conceals
- wide awakeTotally alert and attentive
- stay awakeNot fall asleep
- rude awakeningStartling unpleasant realization
- staying awake
- be awakeState of consciousness
- was awakeNot in slumber
awake, awaken, awakening, awakened, reawaken, reawakening, reawakened, awakener, reawakens