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arouse

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of arouse

1 to cause to stop sleeping

  • the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep
Synonyms of arouse

awake, awaken, knock up [British], rouse, wake, waken
Words Related to arouse

roust, rout

raise, revive

reawaken, rewake

agitate, bestir, disturb, excite, provoke, stimulate, stir
Near Antonyms of arouse

hypnotize, mesmerize
Antonyms of arouse

lull

2 to cease to be asleep

  • set the alarm so we would arouse at 5:00 a.m.
Synonyms of arouse

awake, awaken, rouse, wake, waken
Words Related to arouse

arise, get up, rise, roll out, turn out, uprise

watch

revive

reawaken, rewake

shift, stir
Near Antonyms of arouse

catnap, conk (off or out), doze, drop off, nap, nod, rest, sleep, slumber, snooze

bed (down), couch, doss (down) [chiefly British], flop, kip (down) [British], retire, sack out, turn in

lie up, sleep in

oversleep

3 to rouse to strong feeling or action

  • the courtʼs controversial decision aroused many to protest and to lobby the legislature for a constitutional amendment
Synonyms of arouse

encourage, excite, fire (up), impassion, incite, instigate, move, pique, provoke, rev (up), spark, stimulate, stir
Words Related to arouse

fan, ignite, inflame (also enflame), kindle, trigger

activate, animate, drive, energize, galvanize, induce, inspire, key (up), motivate, motive, pump up, quicken, set off, vitalize

abet, ferment, foment, raise, whip (up)

anger, enrage, madden, upset

jeer, taunt, tease

aggravate, annoy, bother, exasperate, gall, get, irritate, vex
Phrases Synonymous with arouse

build a fire under
Near Antonyms of arouse

calm, soothe, subdue, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

appease, mollify, pacify, placate

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