woken

[woh-kuhn] / ˈwoʊ kən /

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stop sleeping v.
excite, stimulate v.

VERB

stop sleeping

Synonyms

WEAK

arise awake awaken be roused bestir bring to life call come to get out of bed get up nudge open one's eyes prod rise rise and shine roll out rouse shake stir stretch tumble out turn out wake up

Antonyms

WEAK

discourage dissuade nap sleep

VERB

excite, stimulate

Synonyms

WEAK

activate animate arouse awaken challenge enliven fire fire up freshen galvanize grasp jazz up key up kindle notice pep up provoke quicken rally renew rouse see steam up stir up switch on understand whet zip up

Antonyms

WEAK

discourage dissuade nap sleep

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woken

Fed officials have now woken up to the inflationary part of the AI story.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Hussain Tantawi was woken by a frantic phone call from a neighbor at 3:25 a.m. on Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Visitors should feel a "connection" to the birds, Jimmy says, returning to the days of being woken by the dawn chorus.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

“I am suffering from severe sleep deprivation as a result of being woken up repeatedly throughout the night, every night by this hot air,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

This seemed like the way the house got woken up.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste