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Grade 1
(a-wake) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to stop sleeping and become alert.

Example Sentence

The children were awake even though it was past their bedtime.

More Example Sentences

The noise will make her awake suddenly.

Synonyms

alert; aware; wakeful

Antonyms

asleep; drowsy; sleepy

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Rhymes

  • ache
  • ake
  • bake
  • blake
  • brake
  • break
  • cake
  • dake
  • drake
  • fake
  • flake
  • haik
  • hake
  • jacque
  • jake
  • lake
  • make
  • naik
  • paik
  • pake
  • plake
  • quake
  • rake
  • sake
  • schake
  • schlake
  • schnake
  • schwake
  • shaik
  • shaikh
  • shake
  • shrake
  • snake
  • spake
  • stake
  • steak
  • take
  • wake
  • yake

  • awake
  • forsake
  • mistake
  • opaque
  • partake
  • remake
  • retake
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