roused

ADJECTIVE

awake

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alive attentive aware cognizant vigilant

STRONG

aroused awakened excited knowing waking

WEAK

heedful observant on guard wakeful watchful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorant inattentive unaware

WEAK

asleep unconscious

ADJECTIVE

elated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delighted ecstatic enchanted euphoric excited exultant joyful jubilant overjoyed proud

STRONG

animated aroused cheered elevated enraptured exalted exhilarated flying intoxicated transported

WEAK

blissful fired up flying high gleeful high hopped up in heaven in high spirits in seventh heaven joyous looking good on cloud nine puffed up set up turned-on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depressed disappointed miserable sad sorrowful troubled unhappy

WEAK

down

ADJECTIVE

emotional

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affecting exciting heated hysterical impassioned moving nervous passionate poignant sensitive sentimental spontaneous touching

WEAK

ardent disturbed ecstatic emotive enthusiastic excitable falling apart fanatical feeling fervent fervid fickle fiery heartwarming histrionic histrionical hot-blooded impetuous impulsive irrational overwrought pathetic responsive sentient stirred stirring susceptible tear-jerking temperamental tender thrilling warm zealous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic calm cool dull impassive indifferent numb unaffecting unemotional unenthusiastic unexcited unexciting unmoving

WEAK

physical

ADJECTIVE

encouraged

Synonyms

STRONG

aided animated cheered determined emboldened enlivened inspired inspirited reassured renewed supported

WEAK

confident enthusiastic fearless hopeful optimistic

Antonyms

WEAK

discouraged disheartened dispirited

ADJECTIVE

excited

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitated annoyed delighted disturbed eager enthusiastic hysterical nervous passionate thrilled

STRONG

animated aroused awakened charged discomposed disconcerted inflamed moved piqued provoked ruffled stimulated stirred wired

WEAK

aflame beside oneself feverish fired up frantic high hot hot and bothered hyperactive in a tizzy juiced up jumpy on edge on fire overwrought steamed up wild worked-up zipped up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic calm disinterested indifferent unenthusiastic unexcited

WEAK

bored composed easygoing laid-back unenthused uninspired

ADJECTIVE

inspired

Synonyms

STRONG

activated animated encouraged energized excited exhilarated galvanized influenced inspirited motivated moved started stirred

ADJECTIVE

interested

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorbed attentive engrossed excited implicated involved keen obsessed responsive sympathetic

STRONG

affected attracted awakened biased caught drawn enticed fascinated fired gone hooked impressed inspired inspirited lured moved occupied open predisposed prejudiced sold stimulated stirred struck taken touched

WEAK

eat, sleep, and breathe intent into on the case partial partisan

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bored disinterested ignorant inattentive indifferent uncaring unconcerned unenthusiastic uninterested

STRONG

OK fair impartial unbiased unmoved

WEAK

apathetic incurious

ADJECTIVE

susceptible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affected easy impressionable inclined liable prone ready receptive responsive sensitive vulnerable wide open

WEAK

aroused be taken in disposed easily moved fall for given gullible impressed impressible influenced mark movable nonresistant obnoxious open out on a limb persuadable predisposed pushover sensible sensile sentient sitting duck soft stirred subject sucker suggestible susceptive swallow swayed tender touched tumble for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insensitive unlikely unresponsive unsusceptible

WEAK

resistant resisting

ADVERB

astir

Synonyms

WEAK

about active afoot alert awake

Example Sentences

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According to The New York Times, Hellerstein was seen falling asleep during a trial last year and needed to be roused by his colleagues.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Jones' performance was the type that can have a lasting effect on a fighter's career but he and Wood roused the fans on a night when the atmosphere was sometimes flat at the O2 Arena.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

They have been roused to action and then abandoned so many times, not least by American presidents.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

“She roused her feathers and soon after, more tea kettle whistles came,” the nonprofit wrote in the post.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

My faculties, roused by the change of scene, the new field offered to hope, seemed all astir.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

roused

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