Jolt
Jolt verb - To make a series of small irregular or violent movements.
Wake
Wake verb - To cause to stop sleeping.
How words are described
| nice | nice jolt | nice wake |
| similar | similar jolt | similar wake |
| sharp | sharp jolt | sharp wake |
| nasty | nasty jolt | nasty wake |
| Other adjectives: massive, huge, unarmed. | ||
Common collocations
| people | jolt people | wake people |
Both words in one sentence
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But it can also be done by friendly characters — to wake Bob quickly in an emergency, to attempt to jolt him back to his senses when he's panicking or delirious, or simply for laughs.
Source: Water Wake-up -
To wake the Elf Prince, you need the Jolt Tonic.
Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy I
Cite this Source
Wake and Jolt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/jolt/wake
Jolt & Wake. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/jolt/wake>.
Wake or Jolt. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/jolt/wake.
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