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affirmation, assertion, claim, declaration, profession, protestation—more at PROTESTATION

avun·cu·lar adjective : of, relating to, or resembling an uncle

await verb : to wait for : EXPECT

Synonyms

anticipate, expect, hope, watch—more at EXPECT

bide, hold on, stay, wait—more at WAIT

1awake verb awoke also awaked ; awo·ken or awaked also awoke; awak·ing : to bring back to consciousness : wake up

Synonyms

arouse, rouse, wake

2awake adjective : fully conscious, alert, and aware

Synonyms

sleepless, wakeful, wide-awake—more at WAKEFUL

alert, attentive, vigilant, watchful, wide-awake—more at ALERT

awak·en verb awak·ened; awak·en·ing : to bring back to consciousness : wake up

1award verb 1 : to give by judicial decision <~ damages>

2 : to confer or bestow as being deserved, earned, or needed

Synonyms

accord, confer, grant—more at CONFER

2award noun 1 : a final decision : JUDGMENT

2 : something awarded : PRIZE

Synonyms

decoration, distinction, honor, plume, prize; also badge, crown, cup, laurel, medal, order, ribbon, trophy

aware adjective : having perception or knowledge : CONSCIOUS

Synonyms

alive, cognizant, conscious, mindful, sensible, sentient—more at CONSCIOUS

aware·ness noun : the quality or state of being aware

Synonyms

attention, cognizance, ear, eye, heed, notice, observance, observation—more at ATTENTION

awash adjective 1 : washed by waves or tide

2 : AFLOAT

3 : covered with water : FLOODED

1away adverb 1 : from this or that place

2 : out of the way

3 : in another direction

4 : out of existence

5 : from one's possession

6 : without interruption

7 : at a distance in space or time <~ back in 1910>

2away adjective 1 : absent from a place : ABSENT

2 : distant in space or time

Synonyms

[1] absent, missing, out—more at ABSENT

[2] distant, far, far-off, remote—more at DISTANT

1awe noun 1 : an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime

2 : respectful fear inspired by authority

Synonyms

admiration, amazement, astonishment, wonder, wonderment—more at WONDER

2awe verb awed; aw·ing : to inspire with awe

aweigh adjective : just clear of the bottom

awe·some adjective 1 : expressive of awe

2 : inspiring awe

Synonyms

amazing, astonishing, astounding, marvelous, stunning, surprising, wonderful—more at MARVELOUS

awe·struck also awe·strick·en adjective : filled with awe

Synonyms

amazed, stunned, thunderstruck—more at THUNDERSTRUCK

aw·ful adjective 1 : inspiring awe

2 : extremely disagreeable, unpleasant, or shoddy

3 : very great

Synonyms

appalling, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, grisly, gruesome, hideous, horrible, horrid, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shocking, terrible—more at HORRIBLE

atrocious, execrable, lousy, punk, rotten, wretched—more at WRETCHED

aw·ful·ly adverb : to a great degree : VERY

awhile adverb : for a while

awhirl adjective : being in a whirl

awk·ward adjective 1 : lacking dexterity or skill (as in the use of hands)

2 : lacking ease or grace (as of movement or expression)

3 : difficult to explain : EMBARRASSING

4 : difficult to deal with

— awk·ward·ly adverb

— awk·ward·ness noun

Synonyms

[1, 2] clumsy, gauche, gawky, graceless, inelegant, stiff, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungainly, ungraceful, wooden

Antonyms

graceful, suave, urbane

[3] disconcerting, embarrassing, uncomfortable; also confusing, difficult, disagreeable impossible, inconvenient, intolerable, troublesome, unpleasant, unwieldy

[4] clumsy, cranky, cumbersome, ungainly, unhandy, unwieldy—more at CUMBERSOME

awl noun : a pointed instrument for making small holes

aw·ning noun : a rooflike cover (as of canvas) extended over or in front of a place as a shelter

AWOL noun : a person who is absent without leave

— AWOL