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

The United States, Canada and Mexico are coming off hosting an unprecedented 48-team World Cup that spread across 16 cities and — with a few exceptions — felt like a rousing success. — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Whether cleaner data alone can rouse the sleepiest corner of the economy is precisely the thing the next year or two will decide. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Daemon gets eight points for giving that rousing speech to his former men. — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 20 July 2026

The Argentina fans roused themselves, whirling their shirts above their heads. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026