English Dictionary
Definition of “wakeful”
wakeful (ˈweɪkfʊl
)
Definitions
adjective
- unable or unwilling to sleep
- sleepless
- alert
Alternative Forms
ˈwakefully adverb ˈwakefulness noun
Synonyms
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watchful,
alive,
alert,
wary,
attentive,
vigilant,
on the lookout
observant,
on guard
on the alert,
on the qui vive,
heedful,
unsleeping
Usage examples
Hunger, perhaps, more than mistrust kept him wakeful : he had begun to long for a good homely meal, `something hot out of the pot '.
J.R.R. Tolkien, THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)Perhaps he hasn't woken after all but is in a state of wakeful sleep.
The Australian (2004)The sleepy bits were punctuated with wakeful silences I mistook as `deep".
Times, Sunday Times (2005)Sedative drugs are another apparently easy way of dealing with the wakeful child.
Pearce, John (Dr.), Good Habits, Bad Habits (1994)
