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wide–awake
adjective
Definition of WIDE-AWAKE
1
: fully awake
2
: alertly watchful especially for advantages or opportunities
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First Known Use of WIDE-AWAKE
1791
Related to WIDE-AWAKE
- Synonyms
- awake, insomniac, sleepless, wide-awake
- Antonyms
- asleep, dormant, dozing, napping, resting, sleeping, slumbering, unawakened
Synonym Discussion of WIDE-AWAKE
watchful, vigilant, wide-awake, alert mean being on the lookout especially for danger or opportunity. watchful is the least explicit term <the watchful eye of the department supervisor>. vigilant suggests intense, unremitting, wary watchfulness <eternally vigilant in the safeguarding of democracy>. wide-awake applies to watchfulness for opportunities and developments more often than dangers <wide-awake companies latched onto the new technology>. alert stresses readiness or promptness in meeting danger or in seizing opportunity <alert traders anticipated the stock market's slide>.
WIDE-AWAKE Defined for Kids
wide–awake
adjective \ˌwīd-ə-ˈwāk\
Definition of WIDE-AWAKE for Kids
1
: fully awake
2
: very alert
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