AWAKENING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AWAKENING?

Need another word that means the same as “awakening”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “awakening” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Awakening” are: wakening, waking up, understanding, insight, education, learning, knowledge, awareness, information, erudition, wisdom, instruction, teaching, arousal, rousing, triggering off, stirring up, kindling, stimulation, inspiration, birth

Awakening as a Noun

Definitions of "Awakening" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “awakening” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An act of waking from sleep.
• The beginning or rousing of something.
• An act or moment of becoming suddenly aware of something.
• The act of waking.

Synonyms of "Awakening" as a noun (21 Words)

arousal	A state of heightened physiological activity. Sexual arousal in dreams is common.
awareness	Having knowledge of. We need to raise public awareness of the issue.
birth	The process of giving birth. Despite a difficult birth he s fit and healthy.
education	The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education including federal aid to educational institutions and students created 1979. A girl s education was less important than a boy s.
erudition	Profound scholarly knowledge. He was known for his wit erudition and teaching skills.
information	In information theory a mathematical quantity expressing the probability of occurrence of a particular sequence of symbols impulses etc as against that of alternative sequences. A vital piece of information.
insight	Grasping the inner nature of things intuitively. The town offers some insight into Finnish rural life.
inspiration	The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing. He is an inspiration to everyone.
instruction	A code in a program which defines and carries out an operation. Always study the instructions supplied.
kindling	The act of setting something on fire.
knowledge	Awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation. The transmission of knowledge.
learning	The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge. I liked to parade my learning in front of my sisters.
rousing	The act of arousing.
stimulation	Mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse. Stimulation of the vagus nerve slows heart rate.
stirring up	Agitating a liquid with an implement.
teaching	Ideas or principles taught by an authority. A teaching union.
triggering off	Lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun.
understanding	The statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises. There was an understanding between management and the workers.
wakening	The act of waking. It was an early awakening.
waking up	The state of remaining awake.
wisdom	An Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC. Listen to his words of wisdom.

Usage Examples of "Awakening" as a noun

• Since my awakening I had realized it was a very special day.
• The awakening of vigorous political debate.
• The war came as a rude awakening to the hardships of life.
• It was an early awakening.
• Her sexual awakening.

Associations of "Awakening" (30 Words)

afternoon	In the afternoon every afternoon. I ll be back at three in the afternoon.
alarm	Be fitted or protected with an alarm. Oliver smelled smoke and gave the alarm.
awake	Regain consciousness. Still not fully awake.
bedtime	The time you go to bed. A bedtime story.
conscious	Knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts. The careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load.
dawn	Become light. A new age was dawning in the Tory party.
day	A day assigned to a particular purpose or observance. My day began early this morning.
daybreak	The time in the morning when daylight first appears; dawn. She set off at daybreak.
dreaming	A series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep.
foment	Try to stir up public opinion. They accused him of fomenting political unrest.
friday	The sixth day of the week; the fifth working day.
insomnia	An inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness.
midnight	Twelve o’clock at night. I left at midnight.
morning	Every morning. The morning papers.
nap	The yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave. Excuse me I ll just take a little nap.
noon	Twelve o’clock in the day; midday. The service starts at twelve noon.
o'clock	According to the clock.
oversleep	Sleep longer or later than one intended. We talked until the early hours and consequently I overslept.
reawaken	(with reference to a feeling or state) emerge or cause to emerge again; awaken again. A sense of community started to reawaken in the 1970s.
rouse	Cause to be agitated excited or roused. The crowds were roused to fever pitch by the drama of the race.
sleep	Be asleep. They had to put their family pet to sleep.
slumber	A natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended. Calm as a child in dreamless slumber.
stasis	Civil strife. Creative stasis.
sunday	United States evangelist (1862-1935.
tonight	The present or immediately coming night. Tonight is a night to remember.
wake	Be awake be alert be there. The motorboat s wake capsized the canoe.
waken	Stop sleeping. She knew he would waken in an hour or so.
waking	Marked by full consciousness or alertness. Worked every moment of my waking hours.
wednesday	The fourth day of the week; the third working day.
week	Hours or days of work in a calendar week. She has an art class twice a week.