wakeup
Start the day
Wakeup functions as an adjective or noun related to rousing from sleep.
A wakeup call is a scheduled phone call to wake a hotel guest, or figuratively, an event that forces awareness of something previously ignored: The diagnosis was a wakeup call about my health.
As a noun, wakeup refers to the time or act of waking: My wakeup is at six.
Often spelled as two words or hyphenated.
Stir to wakefulness
- stirMix by circling
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
- energizeSupply with vitality
- animateGive life to
invigorate · refresh · rejuvenate · stimulate · galvanize · activate · shake · nudge
Urgent warning signal
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- dawnDay's first glow
- daybreakMorning's first light
- cockcrowDawn, announced by fowl
yawn · stretch · bedroom · slippers · pajamas · sunlight · grogginess · snooze
Urgent warning signal
- buzzerElectric signaling device
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- sirenWailing alert device
- hornPointed animal headgear
klaxon · snooze · jarring · startle · jolt · ringing · vibration · chime
Sudden profound insight
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- reckoningSettlement of accounts
clarity · enlightenment · understanding · sobering · eye-opener · reality check · disillusionment · truth
Water spray for bathing
- coffeeBrewed bean beverage
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- breakfastDay's first eating
- brushingSweeping motion with bristles
hygiene · skincare · stretching · meditation · journaling · commute · exercise · yoga
rouse
Stir to wakefulness
animate · invigorate · refresh · rejuvenate · stimulate · galvanize · activate · shake · nudge · jostle
alarm
Urgent warning signal
cockcrow · yawn · stretch · bedroom · slippers · pajamas · sunlight · grogginess · snooze · bleary
alarm
Urgent warning signal
horn · klaxon · snooze · jarring · startle · jolt · ringing · vibration · chime · beeping
epiphany
Sudden profound insight
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
reckoning · clarity · enlightenment · understanding · sobering · eye-opener · reality check · disillusionment · truth · moment
shower
Water spray for bathing
brushing · hygiene · skincare · stretching · meditation · journaling · commute · exercise · yoga · schedule
- fighting movespunch, uppercut, kick, jab, elbow strike
wakeupsleep
Recurring unconscious repose
falling asleep · going to sleep · bedtime · dozing off · nodding off
wakeupsnooze
Light brief sleep
sleep through · sleep in · hitting snooze · oversleep · sleeping in
wakeupoblivion
Complete erasure from memory
denial · ignorance · obliviousness · self-deception · delusion
- wake upBecome conscious again
- wake-up callJolt into awareness
- wake up callAlert that demands attention
awake, awaken, wakeful, awakening, wake, awakened, waken, awakens, wakefulness