Rousing Synonyms and Antonyms

rouzĭng
Become active
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. stirring
  2. wakening
  3. urging
  4. bestirring
  5. stimulating
  6. raising
  7. kindling
  8. awakening
  9. awaking
  10. provoking
  11. arousing
Antonyms:
  1. calming
  2. dulling
  3. disenchanting
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To cause (someone) to be active, attentive, or excited; stir up.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. provoking
The act of arousing
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. arousal
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Words Related to Rousing

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Rousing Sentence Examples

  • Rousing herself, she bit him and fed until revived.

  • But after a few more attempts at rousing him, she was convinced that the frown was purely coincidence.

  • A powerful build up throughout the song leads to a rousing climax.

  • The siege of the capital was, however, unsuccessful; the pope and the king of Hungary were able to create a diversion by rousing the Christian rulers to a sense of their danger.

  • He worked as a designer in Paris, and became prominent as a member of the municipal council of Paris, rousing much angry discussion by a proposal to rename the Parisian streets which bore saints' names.

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