wake up
Open your eyes
Wake up means to stop sleeping and become conscious: I wake up at six every morning.
It extends to becoming alert or aware: Wake up and smell the coffee.
You can wake someone up by rousing them, or wake up to a realization: She finally woke up to what was happening.
The noun is usually hyphenated: a wake-up call.
Urgent warning signal
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- dawnDay's first glow
- coffeeBrewed bean beverage
- yawnInvoluntary mouth opening
stretch · shower · breakfast · routine · daybreak · sunlight · snooze · groggy
Provoke into activity
- rouseStir to wakefulness
- stirMix by circling
- arouseTo stimulate or excite
- galvanizeStimulate into action
trigger · spark · motivate · energize · invigorate · animate · spur · prompt
Warning or watchfulness
- attentivePaying close notice
- awareHaving knowledge of
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
watchful · perceptive · observant · responsive · keen · focused · conscious · lucid
Deep perceptive understanding
- clarityState of being understandable
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
understanding · comprehension · awareness · discernment · revelation · dawning · eye-opening · aha moment
Making current again
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- restorationReturning something to condition
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
recovery · revitalization · comeback · resurrection · second wind · refresh · renew · resurgence
Recover from a daze
- open eyesState of alertness
- get realDismissive demand for rationality
- reality checkConfrontation with actual circumstances
- call to actionPrompt urging immediate response
alarm
Urgent warning signal
yawn · stretch · shower · breakfast · routine · daybreak · sunlight · snooze · groggy · bleary
stimulate
Provoke into activity
galvanize · trigger · spark · motivate · energize · invigorate · animate · spur · prompt · shake
alert
Warning or watchfulness
vigilant · watchful · perceptive · observant · responsive · keen · focused · conscious · lucid · clearheaded
insight
Deep perceptive understanding
- clarityState of being understandable
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- epiphanySudden profound insight
recognition · understanding · comprehension · awareness · discernment · revelation · dawning · eye-opening · aha moment · cognizance
renewal
Making current again
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- restorationReturning something to condition
regeneration · recovery · revitalization · comeback · resurrection · second wind · refresh · renew · resurgence
snap out of it
Recover from a daze
- open eyesState of alertness
- get realDismissive demand for rationality
- reality checkConfrontation with actual circumstances
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, slumber
- morningmorning, sunrise, daybreak, dawn, mid-morning
- morning routinealarm, breakfast, shower, tea, brush teeth
- phrasal verbslook at, put down, turn on, turn off, wait for
- routinesmorning routine, habits, routines, morning routines, procedures
- waking uprising, yawning, rise, arise, rubbing eyes
wake upfall asleep
Begin sleeping
go to sleep · doze off · nod off · drift off · go to bed
wake upzone out
Become mentally absent
tune out · space out · lose consciousness · black out · faint
up, awake, awaken, waking, awakening, wakes, wake, awakened, awakes