Antonyms for wakefulness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : weyk-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈweɪk fəl


Definition of wakefulness

  • noun watchfulness
  • noun sleeplessness
Example sentences :
  • Phoebe, heavy-eyed and pale from wakefulness and worry, came then, and called them in to breakfast.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • He wanted to feel himself alone in wakefulness and unobserved.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Robbie had recovered his wakefulness, and was kneeling at Sim's feet, chafing his hands.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • Thence the wakefulness, dreams, and pretended apparitions of vampires.
  • Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet
  • It is neither sleep, nor is my wakefulness the usual wakefulness.
  • Extract from : « The Prodigal Returns » by Lilian Staveley
  • But it is only the wakefulness of the mother who is roused by the hungry crying of her infant.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • It was a problem which Barry Houston, in spite of wakefulness, failed to solve.
  • Extract from : « The White Desert » by Courtney Ryley Cooper
  • With wakefulness came a horrible sensation of hunger and thirst.
  • Extract from : « The Wizard of the Sea » by Roy Rockwood
  • Secret uneasiness kept him in a continual state of wakefulness.
  • Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
  • She was half drowsing when a brisk knock startled her into wakefulness.
  • Extract from : « The heart of happy hollow » by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Synonyms for wakefulness

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