Antonyms for wake
weɪkwake

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1. wake

   Antonyms:
   soothe, allay, appease, lay, hush, lullaby, mesmerize, tranquilize, quiet

   Synonyms:
   rouse, suscitate, excite, reanimate, revive, awake, watch, revel, evoke, summon, provoke, call

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1. • Pacific
   • Alert
   • Arouse
   • Change
   • Consequence
   • Island
   • Wave

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1. aftermath, wake, backwashnoun

   the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

   "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"

   Antonyms:
   sleep, log Z's, kip, slumber, catch some Z's

   Synonyms:
   backwash, wash, airstream, race, slipstream, consequence, aftermath, viewing

2. Wake Island, Wakenoun

   an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii

   Antonyms:
   sleep, catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, slumber

   Synonyms:
   viewing, aftermath, backwash

3. wake, backwashnoun

   the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

   "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"

   Antonyms:
   log Z's, sleep, kip, catch some Z's, slumber

   Synonyms:
   backwash, wash, airstream, race, slipstream, aftermath, viewing

4. wake, viewingverb

   a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial

   "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"

   Antonyms:
   log Z's, slumber, kip, sleep, catch some Z's

   Synonyms:
   screening, viewing, aftermath, showing, backwash

5. wakeverb

   be awake, be alert, be there

   Antonyms:
   kip, slumber, sleep, catch some Z's, log Z's

   Synonyms:
   awake, inflame, waken, fire up, heat, wake up, come alive, arouse, awaken, rouse, ignite, stir up

6. wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, wakenverb

   stop sleeping

   "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

   Antonyms:
   slumber, sleep, catch some Z's, log Z's, kip

   Synonyms:
   kindle, excite, put forward, awake, heat, come alive, provoke, inflame, perk up, enkindle, wake up, stir, elicit, energise, stimulate, fire, arouse, fire up, bring up, conjure up, ignite, raise, waken, turn on, call down, energize, wind up, call forth, invoke, rouse, awaken, brace, evoke, sex, conjure, stir up

7. inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire upverb

   arouse or excite feelings and passions

   "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"

   Antonyms:
   log Z's, slumber, catch some Z's, sleep, kip

   Synonyms:
   shake up, come alive, incite, arouse, awake, heat, commove, inflame, agitate, raise up, wake up, light up, catch fire, instigate, conflagrate, combust, rouse, fire up, kindle, set off, waken, erupt, hot up, awaken, ignite, take fire, stir up, foment, vex, heat up, light, disturb, enkindle

8. wakeverb

   make aware of

   "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"

   Antonyms:
   slumber, kip, sleep, log Z's, catch some Z's

   Synonyms:
   awake, inflame, waken, fire up, heat, wake up, come alive, arouse, awaken, rouse, ignite, stir up

9. awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouseverb

   cause to become awake or conscious

   "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

   Antonyms:
   slumber, log Z's, kip, catch some Z's, sleep

   Synonyms:
   kindle, excite, bestir, put forward, awake, heat, energize, come alive, provoke, commove, inflame, rout out, perk up, agitate, energise, enkindle, wake up, stir, elicit, conjure, brace, stimulate, fire, arouse, drive out, fire up, bring up, conjure up, raise, waken, turn on, call down, charge, wind up, call forth, invoke, charge up, rouse, awaken, ignite, evoke, sex, force out, stir up

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1. wakeverb

   Synonyms:
   awake, waken, arouse, rouse, revive

How to use wake in a sentence?

1. Van Jones:

   I think Biden’s troubles are bigger than this particular issue, and I think that, you know, the Democratic Party, I mean, everybody that I’m talking to tonight, they’re saying this is a big, big wake-up call, i think people took Virginia for granted.

2. Elena Kagan:

   In the wake of Justice Breyer’s retirement, I want to voice my support for President Biden in his pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. The Court should reflect the diversity of our country, and it is unacceptable that we have never in our nation’s history had a Black woman sit on the Supreme Court of the United States.

3. Patillo Beals:

   I am impressed by the numbers. I hate that the numbers come when we face Covid, but the numbers are there, clearly, when you look to Oregon and you see all of these people marching over that bridge, that to me says this is a wake-up call, and more people woke up this time than before.

4. Sunita Howell:

   It never ends, tomorrow I ’ll wake up and there will be another scandal, another Whitefish.

5. Boris Nemtsov:

   We need to work as quickly as possible to show the Russians that there is an alternative, that Putin's policy leads to degradation and a suicide of the state. There is less and less time to wake up, pUTIN AND WAR.

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