Synonyms for wakefulness
wake·ful·ness

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1. wakefulnessnoun

   a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world

   "consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar"

   Synonyms:
   vigilance, alertness, sleeplessness, watchfulness

   Antonyms:
   somnolence, sleepiness, drowsiness

2. wakefulness, sleeplessnessnoun

   a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep

   "accept your wakefulness and sleep in its own contrary way is more likely to come"

   Synonyms:
   vigilance, alertness, sleeplessness, watchfulness

   Antonyms:
   somnolence, drowsiness, sleepiness

3. watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertnessnoun

   the process of paying close and continuous attention

   "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"

   Synonyms:
   alerting, alertness, on the qui vive, sharp-sightedness, weather eye, watchfulness, sleeplessness, vigilance

   Antonyms:
   somnolence, sleepiness, drowsiness

Matched Categories

1. • Physiological State
   • Temporary State
   • Waking

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1. wakefulnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   sleeplessness, INSOMNIA, want of sleep, indisposition to sleep

2. wakefulnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   watchfulness, vigilance, wariness

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1. wakefulnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   sleeplessness, insomnia, insomnolence, vigilance, watchfulness

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1. Mickey Mehta:

   Philosophize means ‘feel-loss-of-eyes’ because with open eyes you see only illusions and when you shut them and internalize, you understand the truth, the whole picture and the philosophy of all. Withdraw all your senses and internalize, let there be inner wakefulness, and MickeyMize.

2. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Write about the dream you see during wakefulness.

3. William Ja:

   If that’s true in humans too, that means there are potentially different targets for us to go after in the future with dietary or drug interventions to help with sleepiness or wakefulness.