Antonyms for wakened


Grammar : Verb
Spell : wey-kuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈweɪ kən


Definition of wakened

Origin :
  • "to become awake," Old English wæcnan, wæcnian "to rise, spring," from the same source as wake (v.). Figurative sense was in Old English. Transitive sense of "to arouse (someone or something) from sleep" is recorded from c.1200. Related: Wakened; wakening.
  • verb stop sleeping
  • verb excite, stimulate
  • verb wake
Example sentences :
  • And when she wakened all that happened in the night was filmed over and had become dreamlike.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • When he wakened the aches were gone from his limbs, and his mind was a happy blank.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • And accordingly, when he wakened in the middle of the night, he was alert on the instant.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • No sooner was the first light streaking the horizon to the east than Andrew wakened.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Because he was young and very strong, he wakened to a certain lightness of spirit.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • In the middle of the night I was wakened by the sound of eating.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • We put him to bed, and in a short time he wakened, raving with a fever on his brain.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The next morning, when I wakened, I in my turn received a note from her ladyship.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Then he wakened out of his doze, and began questioning me who the gentlemen were.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The sufferer had just wakened from sleep, and he motioned to Philip to raise him.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Synonyms for wakened

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