Roused Synonyms and Antonyms

Stimulate, excite
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. urged
  2. stimulated
  3. stirred
  4. provoked
Antonyms:
  1. calmed
  2. dulled
  3. disenchanted
Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. excited
  2. wakened
  3. stirred
  4. raised
  5. kindled
  6. awakened
  7. woken
  8. urged
  9. triggered
  10. stimulated
  11. startled
  12. started
  13. revived
  14. awoken
  15. rallied
  16. provoked
  17. moved
  18. motivated
  19. intensified
  20. charged
  21. goaded
  22. galvanized
  23. fomented
  24. agitated
  25. aroused
  26. exhilarated
  27. enlivened
  28. disturbed
  29. challenged
  30. called
  31. bestirred
  32. animated
  33. alarmed
Become active
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. aroused
  2. woken
  3. wakened
  4. awakened
  5. bestirred
  6. stirred
  7. awoken
Antonyms:
  1. napped
  2. slept
To cause (someone) to be active, attentive, or excited; stir up.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. provoked

Roused Sentence Examples

  • She roused herself and lay on her side, facing him.

  • Betsy gently roused me from my nap for a late dinner.

  • Peter the valet, who was now wide awake, had roused the doctor.

  • Next Chemosh roused Mesha against the city of Nebo.

  • But, for reasons dealt with below, great discontent was roused by the new system.

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