waking

The word “waking” has 2 syllables: wak-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈweɪkɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for waking?

In the thesaurus, “waking” has 62 synonyms and 47 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for waking along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for waking

admonishing
advising
agitating
alert
alerting
apprising
arising
arousing
auguring
awake
awakening
awaking
bestirring
boding
bracing
cautioning
conscious
disturbing
energizing
exciting
forboding
foreboding
forecasting
foreshadowing
foretelling
foretokening
forewarning
getting up
harbingering
informing
invigorating
knocking up
notifying
portending
predicting
presaging
prognosticating
prophesying
provoking
raising
reawakening
refreshing
restorative
reviving
rewaking
rising
rolling out
rousing
rousting
routing
shifting
stimulant
stimulating
stimulative
stimulatory
stirring
turning out
uprising
wakened
wakening
warning
watching

Antonyms for waking

asleep
calming
catnapping
comforting
couching
depressant
dozing
dropping off
drowsy
flopping
hypnotic
hypnotizing
imperiling
imperilling
lulling
lying up
mesmerizing
napping
narcotic
nodding
opiate
oversleeping
pacifying
quieting
relaxant
relaxing
restful
resting
retiring
risking
sacking out
sedative
settling
sleeping
sleeping in
sleepy
slumbering
slumberous
slumbrous
snoozing
somniferous
somnolent
soothing
soporific
tranquilizing
tranquillizing
turning in

Meanings of waking

verb
1. (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
2. (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
3. To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
4. To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
5. To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.
6. To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
7. To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
8. To be alert; to keep watch.
9. To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.
noun
1. The act of becoming awake from sleep, or a period of time spent awake.
adjective
1. Occurring during wakefulness.

Example Sentences

Waking to the soft glow of dawn, she felt a sense of peace wash over her.
The sound of his alarm clock abruptly interrupted his waking dream.
Waking up in a cold sweat, he realized it was just a nightmare.
The smell of freshly brewed coffee was the perfect companion to her waking moments.
Waking from a deep sleep, he struggled to remember where he was for a moment.

On this page you'll find 109 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to waking, such as: admonishing, advising, agitating, alert, alerting, apprising, arising.

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