awoken

verb

variants also awaked or awoke
Definition of awokennext
past participle of awake
1
as in woken
to cause to stop sleeping awoke the boys for breakfast

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2
as in awakened
to cease to be asleep at the sound of breaking glass she awoke with a start

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Recent Examples of awoken The boy awoke at a family cottage in northern Ontario in 2024 with a bat resting across his nose and mouth. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Newcastle yearned to win, to fulfil the dream awoken by Keegan — who died of cancer last month — and Isak was part of the team that finally did it, a languid forward with a kiss for a touch who scored at Wembley when Liverpool were beaten. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Some of the incidents have turned violent The latest bear attack in Colorado occurred early Wednesday when a homeless man sleeping in Aspen's Rio Grande Park awoke to find a bear biting his head, according to CPW officials. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 The baby’s mother, who was not feeling well, went to rest and later awoke to discover that both Brown and her newborn were gone. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 Robert Sinners, communications director for Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and his fiancee, CBS News Atlanta reporter Madeline Montgomery, awoke shortly after midnight to the sound of gunfire outside their southwest Atlanta home. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 When Mukanoheli awoke hours later, her hand immediately went to her belly. — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026 Then the dogs, the cats, the children who must have been awoken by the blare of the siren, followed by their mothers, who quickly found one another amid a volley of conjectures. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026 While Annie lay dying in her arms, Jean’s telepathy awoke, linking their minds and causing Jean to experience Annie’s death firsthand. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awoken
  1. woken
  2. awakened
  3. roused
Verb
  • Anne Hathaway is a leftist, woke, horrible choice for DAYS OF THUNDER NASCAR audience who are MAGA.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Maribeth Graham depicts the overly woke Suzanne, whose whole life is wrapped up in keeping Eureka Day inclusive.
    — Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of woken
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  • This case has awakened debates about infanticide laws, which provide legal defenses only to mothers who kill their infant.
    — Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • She was awakened in the middle of the night by her barking dog and the sound of a woman screaming in the street.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of awakened
Verb
  • But Brown gained a step on Mitchell on Thursday and hauled in a touchdown that roused the home crowd.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Around three in the morning, after the evening Kenzo had died, the woman had suddenly woken up, having been roused by the sound of water coming from the house next door.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
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“Awoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awoken. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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