Synonyms of aroused

aroused 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in roused

Related Words

• roused
• awakened
• wakened
• wakeful
• sleepless
• about
• awake
• aware
• rousted
• insomniac
• wide-awake
• revived
• astir
• conscious
• up
• reawakened

Dissimilar Words

• sleeping
• dormant
• resting
• asleep
• unawakened
• drowsy
• sleepy
• somnolent
• nodding
• slumberous
• dreaming
• slumbering
• dozing
• napping
• dozy
• hypnotized
• mesmerized

2

as in excited

Related Words

• excited
• horny
• lustful
• passionate
• licentious
• libidinous
• lascivious
• lecherous
• salacious
• lewd
• randy
• itchy
• promiscuous
• concupiscent
• oversexed
• wanton
• easy
• dissipated
• hot
• lubricious
• goatish
• hypersexual
• loose
• satyric
• dissolute
• depraved
• degraded
• fast
• libertine
• indecent
• corrupt
• debased
• immoral
• demoralized
• debauched
• degenerate
• decadent

Dissimilar Words

• frigid
• pure
• moral
• virtuous
• modest
• chaste
• celibate
• decent
• immaculate
• monastic
• undersexed
• monkish
• innocent
• virginal
• maidenly
• prudish
• puritanical
• priggish
• Victorian
• prim
• straitlaced
• lily-white

aroused

2 of 2

verb

past tense of arouse

1

as in woke

to cause to stop sleeping

the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• woke
• awakened
• roused
• awoke
• wakened
• knocked up
• stirred
• stimulated
• revived
• provoked
• raised
• disturbed
• routed
• excited
• reawakened
• rousted
• agitated
• bestirred
• rewaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lulled
• hypnotized
• mesmerized

2

as in awoke

to cease to be asleep

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• awoke
• woke
• awakened
• roused
• wakened
• rose
• watched
• arose
• rolled out
• reawakened
• turned out
• revived
• stirred
• got up
• uprose
• shifted
• rewaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rested
• nodded
• slept
• dropped off
• dozed
• slumbered
• retired
• napped
• couched
• turned in
• conked (off or out)
• bedded (down)
• snoozed
• flopped
• catnapped
• slept in
• sacked out
• lay up
• kipped (down)
• dossed (down)
• overslept

3

as in provoked

to rouse to strong feeling or action

the court's controversial decision aroused many to protest and to lobby the legislature for a constitutional amendment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provoked
• encouraged
• stimulated
• stirred
• inspired
• sparked
• excited
• incited
• motivated
• piqued
• moved
• impassioned
• instigated
• induced
• triggered
• fired (up)
• drove
• motived
• kindled
• ignited
• revved (up)
• angered
• inflamed
• activated
• enraged
• energized
• bothered
• fanned
• quickened
• galvanized
• vitalized
• animated
• built a fire under
• set off
• fomented
• maddened
• upset
• keyed (up)
• abetted
• annoyed
• irritated
• aggravated
• exasperated
• taunted
• vexed
• pumped up
• raised
• whipped (up)
• teased
• fermented
• jeered
• got
• galled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calmed
• subdued
• soothed
• appeased
• pacified
• mollified
• placated
• tranquilized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aroused

Verb

In the doorframe was the manager, sniffing around, suspicions aroused. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

His efforts, however, encountered their greatest obstacle after World War II due to the suspicions aroused by Philip’s family’s uncomfortable ties to the Nazis. — Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

In an unexpected move, China blocked tech company Meta from acquiring artificial intelligence startup Manus in April, after the deal apparently aroused government concern about the transfer of advanced technology. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

In an unexpected move, China blocked tech giant Meta from acquiring artificial intelligence startup Manus in April after the deal apparently aroused government concern about the transfer of advanced technology. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

The song was inspired by his boyfriend, who, when aroused, came over his head. — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026

As virality goes, this is not a big number, but the passion that the account has aroused dwarfs its reach. — David Kamp, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Overview The emergence of teleSUR has aroused significant interest due to its uniqueness of being the first regional television channel purely financed by more than three Latin American states. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

Bell is a revelation as the nebbish, envious and conflictedly aroused Niall — a desperate man hiding from others and himself. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026