woken up

Risen from slumber

Woken up is the past participle of wake up, meaning roused from sleep or brought to awareness.

Someone who has woken up has transitioned from sleeping to conscious: I'd just woken up when you called.

Figuratively, to have woken up to something is to have become aware of it: She's finally woken up to what's been going on.

Related

hit snooze · rise · rise and shine · bed · sleeping in · bed head · stretch · sunlight · stir · REM sleep · snooze button · circadian rhythm · sleep cycle · dreams · temperature change · restless · conscious · dawn

Opposites
consciousness state

woken upasleep

In a state of rest

sleeping · fallen asleep · gone to sleep · unconscious · slumbering

alertness/engagement

woken upsedated

Calmed by medication

numbed · zoned out · tuned out · checked out · spaced out

alertness level

woken updrowsy

Nearly falling asleep

groggy · half-asleep · sleepy · lethargic · sluggish

Family

awake, awaken, waking, woke, wakeful, awakening, wakes, woken, awoke

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