Synonyms of rouse

rouse

verb

ˈrau̇z 

1

as in to wake

to cause to stop sleeping

the honking horns roused her from a deep sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wake
• awaken
• awake
• arouse
• waken
• knock up
• stir
• revive
• raise
• roust
• provoke
• stimulate
• reawaken
• excite
• rout
• disturb
• bestir
• agitate
• rewake

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lull
• hypnotize
• mesmerize

2

as in to awake

to cease to be asleep

I finally roused around noon, after going to bed very late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wake
• awake
• awaken
• arouse
• waken
• rise
• watch
• arise
• roll out
• revive
• reawaken
• stir
• get up
• turn out
• uprise
• rewake
• shift

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sleep
• rest
• slumber
• nod
• doze
• drop off
• nap
• snooze
• turn in
• couch
• retire
• bed (down)
• sleep in
• flop
• catnap
• conk (off or out)
• lie up
• doss (down)
• kip (down)
• sack out
• oversleep

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rouse

Abdul El-Sayed, a rabble-rousing populist and former public health official, just barely eked out a primary victory Tuesday in Michigan over a centrist rival who was the pick of Washington Democrats to keep a must-hold Senate seat. — Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

Around three in the morning, after the evening Kenzo had died, the woman had suddenly woken up, having been roused by the sound of water coming from the house next door. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Full of big moments, rousing choruses, barstool sing-alongs, and even a few weepers, Stages is an album calibrated to the live experience. — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 3 Aug. 2026

One by one, as if roused from a trance, my fellow staffers rose from their workstations and filed to the exit. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026