wide-awake

A form of wide awake — Awake and very alert; vigilant, watchful.

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unsleepingawakeheads-upalertwatchful
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Meanings

adjectivewide-awake (comparative more wide-awake, superlative most wide-awake)

comparative more wide-awake · superlative most wide-awake

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of wide awake.
nounwide-awake (plural wide-awakes)

plural wide-awakes

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of wideawake.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivefully awake

Similar
unsleepingawake

adjectivefully alert and watchful

Similar
heads-upalertwatchful
Also see
alertawakeheads-upunsleepingwatchful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

wide-awake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wide-awake

MLA

“wide-awake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wide-awake. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wide-awake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wide-awake.

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