wokeness

noun

woke·​ness ˈwōk-nəs 

: the state or condition of being woke (as in matters of racial and social justice)

I read articles and engage in discussions about privilege and wokeness. I try to address my own problematic thoughts and behaviour.

—Louise Ferreira

(disapproving) As wokeness pervades our society, expect to see a lot more limits placed on our daily word choices.

—Ingrid Jacques

Examples of wokeness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the first four episodes, Newsom seems incapable of interrogating any right-wing position—whether on tariffs, book bans, trans women in sports, wokeness, or the mess at the border. —Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025

Trend forecasters were proclaiming that Trump’s reelection represented a cultural shake-up in addition to a governmental one, replacing the stiff moralism of wokeness with cowboy rowdiness and chic nihilism. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025

Is the cure more wokeness, additional DEI initiatives, an invasion at the southern border, excessive foreign aid spending? —arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2025

In addition to eliminating DEI from government agencies, Trump has aimed at eliminating wokeness from our nation's military. —Casey Ryan, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2011, in the meaning defined above