Definitions
- Describing the state of being awake after sleeping. - Talking about an action that causes someone to become awake. - Referring to a past event where someone was awakened from sleep.
- Describing the state of being awake after sleeping. - Talking about an action that causes someone to become awake. - Referring to a more formal or literary way of saying 'woken'.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe the state of being awake after sleeping.
- 2Both words can be used as verbs to describe the action of waking up.
- 3Both words are past participles of their respective verbs.
What is the difference?
- 1Formality: Awakened is more formal and literary than woken.
- 2Usage: Woken is more commonly used in everyday language than awakened.
- 3Connotation: Awakened may have a more dramatic or poetic connotation than woken.
๐
Remember this!
Woken and awakened are synonyms that describe the state of being awake after sleeping or the action of waking up. However, awakened is more formal and literary than woken, which is more commonly used in everyday language. Additionally, awakened may have a more dramatic or poetic connotation than woken.
