Definitions

woke

[wohk] / woʊk /

ADJECTIVE

alert to social injustice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enlightened multiculturally sensitive

STRONG

aware conscious evolved inclusive politically correct

WEAK

leftist liberal progressive

Example Sentences

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Scott Shambaugh woke up early Wednesday morning to learn that an artificial intelligence bot had written a blog post accusing him of hypocrisy and prejudice.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I woke up blind," says Patrick of his first waking memory.

From BBC

One morning the people of Rin woke to find that the stream that flowed down the Mountain and through their village had slowed to a trickle.

From Literature

But this time, there’d be no Pili to stop the big kids from stealing his socks or to talk to after he woke up from a nightmare.

From Literature

But I woke up in the middle of the night with a terrible ache coming from behind my left knee.

From Literature