Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb come_alive
1 sense of come alive
Sense 1
wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken -- (stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock")
=> change state, turn -- (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election")