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Wakeful synonyms
wāk'fəl
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alert
Mentally responsive and perceptive; quick.
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  1. Mentally responsive and perceptive; quick.
  2. Watchful and ready, as in facing danger
  3. Quick in thought or action; active; nimble
vigilant
Staying watchful and alert to danger or trouble
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  1. Staying watchful and alert to danger or trouble
  2. On the alert, as for danger or error; watchful.
wary
On one's guard; cautious, suspicious, etc.
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  1. On one's guard; cautious, suspicious, etc.
  2. On guard; watchful:
  3. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
sleepless
Always alert or active; never resting:
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  1. Always alert or active; never resting:
  2. Unable to sleep; wakeful; restless
  3. Marked by a lack of sleep:
waking
Occurring during wakefulness.
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  1. Occurring during wakefulness.
  2. Marked by full consciousness, awareness, and alertness:
awake
Completely conscious; not in a state of sleep.
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  1. Completely conscious; not in a state of sleep.
  2. (By extension) Alert, aware.
  3. Not asleep; conscious.
wide-awake
Alert; watchful.
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  1. Alert; watchful.
  2. Completely awake
sleepless
Always alert or active; never resting:
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  1. Always alert or active; never resting:
  2. Unable to sleep; wakeful; restless
  3. Marked by a lack of sleep:
alert
Attentive; awake; on guard.
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  1. Attentive; awake; on guard.
  2. Watchful and ready, as in facing danger
  3. Quick in thought or action; active; nimble
observant
(Judaism) Designating or of a person who adheres strictly to traditional religious practices
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  1. (Judaism) Designating or of a person who adheres strictly to traditional religious practices
  2. Alert and paying close attention; watchful.
  3. Perceptive or alert
open-eyed
Having the eyes open or wide open; awake, aware, watchful, amazed, etc.
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  1. Having the eyes open or wide open; awake, aware, watchful, amazed, etc.
  2. Done with the eyes open
  3. Watchful and alert.
vigilant
Staying watchful and alert to danger or trouble
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  1. Staying watchful and alert to danger or trouble
  2. On the alert, as for danger or error; watchful.
wary
On one's guard; cautious, suspicious, etc.
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  1. On one's guard; cautious, suspicious, etc.
  2. On guard; watchful:
  3. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
watchful
Watching closely; vigilant; alert
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  1. Watching closely; vigilant; alert
  2. Closely observant or alert; vigilant:
  3. Observant, vigilant and aware
wide-awake
Completely awake
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  1. Completely awake
  2. Alert; watchful.
Find another word for wakeful. In this page you can discover 24 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for wakeful, like: alert, vigilant, wary, sleepless, waking, insomnious, careful, restless, awake, unsleeping and wide-awake.

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  • Many wakeful nights did she sit by my bedside in trembling expectation that each hour would be my last."

  • Interact with her during her wakeful periods.

  • They are dreams that stem from the things you have seen or heard during wakeful hours.

  • wakeful night - I think both Eve & Jack.

  • Yoga Nidra, Wakeful Sleep - Deep Healing Relaxation by James Jewell contains two practice segments - one at approximately 20 minutes and another at roughly 35 minutes.

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