Word Type

Verb

Adjective

Adjective

The word "awake" can be used as verb, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

asleep asleep

Defined As

opposite of sleeping

Derived Terms

awakable awakeness awaker be awake broad awake half-awake nonawake reawake unawake wide-awake wideawake

Distinct From

asleep

First Subevents

notice awake open eyes orientate regain consciousness separate dream from reality take shower yarn yawn

Last Subevents

get out of bed open eyes

Prerequisites

ask for wakeup call asleep asleep first concentrate on waking up conscious decide what time to wake up deep sleep dream drink coffee first asleep fist asleep get enough sleep get out of bed get to sleep get up go to sleep go to sleep first hear alarm clock not ignore alarm clock not stay asleep open eyes set alarm clock set up clock alarm shake sleep stand up stop sleeping turn on alarm clock wake up yawn

Subevents

dream would interrupted drink coffee feeling groggy get cup of coffee get out of bed have fun might fall out of bed open eyes put on eyeglasses rub eyes seeing sunrise sneezing stretch think wanting cup of coffee yawn

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

change state turn

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

broad awake wide awake

Type Of (IsA)

magazine

Motivated By Goal

alarm sounded dog wants to go out finished sleeping go to bathroom go to work of loud noise oversleeping not productive rested to weren't sleeping

Related Terms

awake to awaken bright-eyed and bushy-tailed up and at 'em vigilant wake wake wake up wakefulness woke

Related Terms

alert asleep awake to awaken aware cognizant conscious sleep wake wake up

Similar Terms

alert astir astir awakened awakened aware cognisant cognizant conscious insomniac sleepless unsleeping unsleeping up wakeful wakeful waking watchful watchful wide-awake

Synonym Network

alert conscious wake up

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.