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

Marsch delivered this rousing speech while still on the pitch, huddled together with his team of history-makers. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

But the Red Sox responded with three in the bottom half and walked off with a rousing win on Jarren Duran's game-ending single. — ABC News, 28 June 2026

Pulisic entered the game to a rousing cheer at the 58-minute mark, replacing Tim Weah. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

From rousing war dramas like Saving Private Ryan (1998) to historical biopics like Patton (1970) to musicals that reinterpret things for a new generation like Hamilton (2020), these are films that speak uniquely to the American experience. — Kevin P. Sullivan, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026