Synonyms for waken

Most common

wake · awake · awaken · arouse · disturb

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To wake or rouse from sleep.

Forms

Past participle

wakened
e.g. wakened → awakened, waked, roused, aroused…

Example sentences

• wake I'd like a wake-up call at seven tomorrow morning.
• awake Tom lay awake for a long time thinking about Mary.
• awaken The cock and the other birds awaken me in the morning.
• arouse Events of that type generally arouse suspicion.
• disturb I'll try not to disturb you while you're studying.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

wake¹, warm¹, stir¹, whet¹

5 letters

awake², rouse¹

6 letters

kindle², awaken³, excite², incite², arouse²

7 letters

disturb², provoke², animate³, inflame²

9 letters

stimulate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (awake² = 2 syllables).