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Definitions

rouse

[rouz] / raʊz /
VERB
wake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arouse awake awaken get up stir wake up
STRONG
call raise rise
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm deaden go to sleep lull
STRONG
decrease drop ignore lessen lower stop
WEAK
disenchant dull nap sleep
VERB
stimulate, excite
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agitate arouse awaken disturb fire up galvanize heighten incite inflame kindle provoke rile startle stir trigger wake up whip up work up
STRONG
aggravate anger animate bestir bug challenge craze deepen enhance enliven exhilarate foment innervate instigate intensify magnify mount move needle pique quicken rally redouble rise urge vivify wake waken whet
WEAK
ask for it get going innerve intensate key up make waves pep up steam up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appease calm comfort deter discourage dissuade halt lull make happy pacify please put out quiet soothe stop tranquilize
STRONG
dampen decline decrease dishearten drop dull fall fix lessen lower regress slow slump soften weaken
WEAK
disenchant nap sleep

Example Sentences

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However, if the U.S. bats do not rouse from their slumber, the championship game will be a game the Americans curse forever.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

This nuclear-power startup says it can rouse the slow-moving industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

There is an overwhelming sense that Scotland's fate on Tuesday does not depend on what the handy Danes do, but what Clarke's team can conjure up and rouse from within themselves.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

"The border with Lithuania is in 30 minutes," the assistant shouted to rouse slumbering passengers.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

Jonathan went to the boy and gently tried to rouse him.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.