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wide-awake
[wahyd-uh-weyk]
adjective
fully awake; with the eyes wide open.
Synonyms: , , , ,Antonyms: , , , , , ,alert, keen, or knowing.
a wide-awake young woman.
Synonyms: , , , ,
noun
Also called wide-awake hat.a soft, low-crowned felt hat.
the sooty tern.
wide-awake
adjective
fully awake
keen, alert, or observant
noun
Also called: wide-awake hat.a hat with a low crown and very wide brim
Other 51Թ Forms
- wide-awakeness noun
- ˈɾ-ˈɲԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wide-awake1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
The combination of being nocturnal and being bombarded with sight and sound kept me wide-awake.
All that suggests that the case will keep jurors wide-awake during the six or so weeks it is projected to take.
She does provide intricate detail about, for instance, how the station’s drinking water gets recycled from everyone’s urine, or how “the wide-awake, always-awake station vibrates with fans and filters.”
I’m grateful to have seen it in a theater, which it absolutely deserves; audiences planning to stream it at home should know that it demands and rewards wide-awake attention.
As long as I am wide-awake, I’ll only hear the stories he reads out loud.
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