wake up and smell the roses

verb

Synonym of wake up and smell the coffee.

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Meanings

verbwake up and smell the roses (third-person singular simple present wakes up and smells the roses, present participle waking up and smelling the roses, simple past woke up and smelled the roses or woke up and smelt the roses, past participle woken up and smelled the roses or woken up and smelt the roses)

present singular third person wakes up and smells the roses · participle present waking up and smelling the roses · past woke up and smelled the roses · past woke up and smelt the roses · participle past woken up and smelled the roses · participle past woken up and smelt the roses

  1. Synonym of wake up and smell the coffee.

    They may go and push the ‘order’ button on their computer and buy it cheaper elsewhere. So wake up and smell the roses. Compete with the internet.

    2009, Dominic Littlewood, Don't Get Done, Get Dom, Hachette UK, →ISBN

    Synonyms: wake up and smell the coffee

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of wake up and smell the coffee.

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Cite this entry
APA

wake up and smell the roses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wake%20up%20and%20smell%20the%20roses

MLA

“wake up and smell the roses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wake%20up%20and%20smell%20the%20roses. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wake up and smell the roses,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wake%20up%20and%20smell%20the%20roses.

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