wakeful Antonyms

Meaning of wakeful

Wordnet

wakeful (s)

carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger

(of sleep) easily disturbed

marked by full consciousness or alertness

Webster

wakeful (a.)

Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.

wakeful Sentence Examples

  1. The coffee kept me wakeful throughout the long night shift.
  2. The baby's wakeful cries interrupted our sleep.
  3. The anxiety of an upcoming exam left me wakeful and restless.
  4. The moonlight streamed into my room, making it difficult to stay wakeful.
  5. The wakeful guard kept a vigilant watch over the sleeping town.
  6. The sudden noise broke my wakeful reverie.
  7. The doctor prescribed medication to help the patient become more wakeful.
  8. The wakeful owl observed the forest with its keen eyes.
  9. The wakeful child refused to sleep, much to his parents' dismay.
  10. The wakeful nightingale sang a haunting melody in the moonlight.

FAQs About the word wakeful

carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger, (of sleep) easily disturbed, marked by full consciousness or alertnessNot sleeping; indisp

awake, wide-awake,sleepless, awakened, insomniac, aroused, astir, revived, conscious, aware

somnolent, drowsy, asleep, resting, sleeping, resting, sleepy, unawakened, dormant, drowsy

The coffee kept me wakeful throughout the long night shift.

The baby's wakeful cries interrupted our sleep.

The anxiety of an upcoming exam left me wakeful and restless.

The moonlight streamed into my room, making it difficult to stay wakeful.