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Synonyms & Antonyms of arousing
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- drowsy,
- hypnotic,
- narcotic,
- opiate,
- sleepy,
- slumberous
- (or slumbrous),
- somniferous,
- somnolent,
- soporific
- depressant,
- relaxant,
- sedative,
- tranquilizing
- (also tranquillizing)
arousing
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of arousing (Entry 2 of 2)
- the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep
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- set the alarm so we would arouse at 5:00 a.m.
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- catnapping,
- conking (off or out),
- dozing,
- dropping off,
- napping,
- nodding,
- resting,
- sleeping,
- slumbering,
- snoozing
- bedding (down),
- couching,
- dossing (down)
- [chiefly British],
- flopping,
- kipping (down)
- [British],
- retiring,
- sacking out,
- turning in
- the court's controversial decision aroused many to protest and to lobby the legislature for a constitutional amendment
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“Arousing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arousing. Accessed 20 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of arousing was in 1948
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