waking
Exiting a slumber
Waking describes the state of being awake or the transition from sleep to consciousness.
As an adjective, it modifies time spent conscious: She spent every waking moment preparing for the exam.
The noun refers to the act of becoming conscious: the waking and sleeping cycle.
Waking can also describe experiences that feel dreamlike yet occur while conscious: a waking nightmare.
Urgent warning signal
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- yawningOpening mouth when tired
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- getting upTransition from prone to standing
rousing · rising · snooze · groggy · bleary · bed · slumber · drowsy
State of perceiving reality
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- sentienceCapacity for subjective experience
- lucidityClearness of mind
- cognizanceState of knowing something
perception · realization · clarity · mindfulness · coming to · regaining · anesthesia · coma
Morning light's arrival
- daybreakMorning's first light
- morningDay's early hours
- first lightEarliest morning brightness
- auroraAtmospheric light display
sunup · early · rooster · birdsong · dew · fresh · new day · horizon
Keenly aware of danger
- attentivePaying close notice
- awareHaving knowledge of
- focusedDirecting attention narrowly
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
keen · perceptive · watchful · responsive · quick · astute · mindful · heedful
Renewed consciousness or awareness
- revivalReturn after decline
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
renaissance · rekindling · spring · new beginning · fresh start · emergence · transformation · stirring
alarm
Urgent warning signal
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- yawningOpening mouth when tired
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
getting up · rousing · rising · snooze · groggy · bleary · bed · slumber · drowsy · oversleep
awareness
State of perceiving reality
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- sentienceCapacity for subjective experience
- lucidityClearness of mind
cognizance · perception · realization · clarity · mindfulness · coming to · regaining · anesthesia · coma · surgery
sunrise
Morning light's arrival
- daybreakMorning's first light
- morningDay's early hours
- first lightEarliest morning brightness
aurora · sunup · early · rooster · birdsong · dew · fresh · new day · horizon · glow
vigilant
Keenly aware of danger
sharp · keen · perceptive · watchful · responsive · quick · astute · mindful · heedful · clearheaded
reawakening
Renewed consciousness or awareness
- revivalReturn after decline
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
regeneration · renaissance · rekindling · spring · new beginning · fresh start · emergence · transformation · stirring · blossoming
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- home activitiescleaning, cooking, sleeping, bathing, eating
- baby traitsbaby fat, baby teeth, chubby cheeks, big eyes, button nose
- infant developmentbabbling, developmental milestones, crawling, first steps, developmental delay
- sleep cycledeep sleep, light sleep, REM sleep, sleep stages, sleeping
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, slumber
wakingsleeping
Unconscious rest state
asleep · slumbering · unconscious · dreaming · dozing
- waking upEmerging from sleep
- waking dreamVivid fantasy while conscious
- waking lifeConscious daily experience
- night wakingInterrupted sleep after dark
- waking up on the wrong side of bedFeeling irritable without cause
- waking livesNon-sleeping periods of existence