Awaken and Drowsing

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Awaken verb - To cause to stop sleeping.

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Drowsing is an antonym for awaken.

Nearby Words: awake, awakening, awaking

Drowsing adjective - Half asleep.

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Awaken is an antonym for drowsing in sleep lightly topic.

Nearby Words: drowse, drowsy, drowsed

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