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Synonyms for wakeful

Most common

awake alert vigilant sleepless

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Awake — awake; not sleeping

awake, alert, vigilant, sleepless, watchful, open-eyed

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Awake; not sleeping.

Related words

Word family
wakefulness

Example sentences

  • alert When I saw his face, I was instantly on red alert.
  • awake Tom lay awake for a long time thinking about Mary.
  • vigilant One has to be vigilant in these troubled times.
  • sleepless He got out of bed, having spent a sleepless night.
  • waking Lately I've been waking up tired and disappointed.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
wakefulrising
alertrising
awakerising
vigilantrising
sleeplessrising
wakingrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
light1, alert2, awake2
6 letters
waking2
8 letters
vigilant3, watchful2
9 letters
sleepless2
10 letters
unsleepful

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alert2 = 2 syllables).