wake (up)

verb

Definition of wake (up)next
as in to jazz (up)

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wake (up)
  1. awake
  2. rouse
  3. stir
  4. awaken
  5. stimulate
  6. arouse
Verb
  • The woman, who has not been identified by police, was awoken by another family member who saw two men breaking into the car parked in front of her house, police said.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Days later, Patterson awoke from his coma and ultimately survived his infection.
    Jess Craig, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of awake
Verb
  • July 15: Trump announces Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, as his running mate on Day One of a rousing Republican National Convention.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This was the right speech, the rousing speech, the prudent speech—the speech Harris needed to deliver.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of rouse
Verb
  • Instructions Step 1 In a medium bowl, stir together 1½ teaspoons of the vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon of the soy sauce, the wine, ½ teaspoon of the sugar, and the cornstarch.
    Lois Goh, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Coarsely chop onions and stir into mixture, adding all the pan juices.
    Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of stir
Verb
  • As Richard drives them to his cabin, Iris awakens inside his car and produces a small knife from her pocket, attacking Richard and causing the car to crash.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Today in Science, a research team offers a surprising explanation: Pregnancy awakens ancient, viruslike elements in mammalian genomes, triggering an immune response that jump-starts blood production.
    ByCatherine Offord, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of awaken
Verb
  • By stimulating job creation, attracting investment and fostering innovation, these events contribute to broader economic growth.
    Mostofa Shakib, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • For example, evidence now suggests that tariffs imposed in 2018 to reduce steel imports did little to stimulate domestic production but left downstream consumers with higher prices.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of stimulate
Verb
  • His political takes are even more provocative, meant to arouse, anger and annoy but also to provoke push-back, stirring debate and discussion.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The growing Minority Report vibes and the evidence that Feds are neck-deep in hip-hop media and culture, connecting the wrong dots, arouse a numbing resignation about future overreach.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of arouse
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near wake (up)

wakes (up)

wake (up)

wake-up call

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Wake (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wake%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

9 Superb Owl Words

15 Words That Used to Mean Something Different
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
little chihuahua dressing like a turkey for thanksgiving
Is That Gratitude or Attitude? A Thanksgiving Quiz Decide which words express gratitude and which gi...