unwaked

The child remains unwaked by the morning sunlight.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not roused from sleep: "unwaked" describes a state of not having been awakened or stirred from slumber. It refers to someone or something that remains asleep or undisturbed.
   • Not aroused or stimulated: In a figurative sense, "unwaked" can describe emotions, thoughts, or faculties that have not been activated or brought into awareness.

Usage Examples

• (Not roused from sleep despite the noise.)
• (His sense of morality had not been activated or stirred.)
• (The volcano had not been triggered or erupted.)

Advanced Usage

• "to lie unwaked": to remain asleep or undisturbed.

  • The soldier lay unwaked on the cold ground after the long march. (He remained asleep despite the discomfort.)

• "unwaked by": not aroused or affected by a particular stimulus.

  • The child was unwaked by the thunderstorm outside. (The storm did not disturb the child's sleep.)

Variants and Related Words

• Unwakened (adj): a synonym of "unwaked", meaning not awakened.

  • The unwakened giant slept for a thousand years. (The giant had not been roused from sleep.)

• Wake (v): to become or cause to become alert or conscious after sleep.

  • She wakes early every morning. (She becomes conscious after sleep.)

• Awake (adj): not asleep; alert.

  • He was awake before the sun rose. (He was not sleeping.)

Synonyms

• Unroused: not stirred from sleep or rest.
• Unaroused: not stimulated or activated.
• Asleep: in a state of sleep.
• Dormant: temporarily inactive (often used for volcanoes or emotions).

Related Idioms

• Let sleeping dogs lie: to avoid stirring up old problems or conflicts.

  • He left the matter unwaked, preferring to let sleeping dogs lie. (He did not bring up the issue.)

• Wake up and smell the coffee: to become aware of reality or a situation.

  • The unwaked investor finally woke up and smelled the coffee. (The investor finally became alert to the market changes.)