wakened

wak·en

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wey-kuh n]
- /ˈweɪ kən/
- /ˈweɪ.kən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wey-kuh n]
- /ˈweɪ kən/

Definitions of wakened word

verb with object wakened to rouse from sleep; wake; awake; awaken. 1
verb with object wakened to rouse from inactivity; stir up or excite; arouse; awaken: to waken the reader's interest. 1
verb without object wakened to wake, or become awake; awaken. 1
noun wakened Simple past tense and past participle of waken. 1

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Origin of wakened

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English waknen, Old English wæcnan; cognate with Old Norse vakna; akin to wake1; see -en1

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Parts of speech for Wakened

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wakened

wakened popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for wakened

adjective wakened

waking — to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up).

Just one Synonym for wakened

Antonyms for wakened

verb wakened

suppressed — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
calmed — Simple past tense and past participle of calm.
deadened — Simple past tense and past participle of deaden.
discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
lulled — to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.

All 6 Antonyms of wakened