Synonyms of roused

roused 1 of 2

adjective

as in awakened

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

roused

2 of 2

verb

past tense of rouse

1

as in woke

to cause to stop sleeping

the honking horns roused her from a deep sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lulled
• hypnotized
• mesmerized

2

as in awoke

to cease to be asleep

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of roused

Verb

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

As the fires spread, roughly 2,900 people — many roused from sleep — were told to evacuate or warned to prepare to flee. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

This roused the Court-Philippe-Chatrier crowd, and in the second set Andreeva fully unraveled, smacking another ball to the rafters and asking people in her box to leave. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 2 June 2026

The resort is also known for Northern Lights viewing and offers wake-up call services for guests who want to be roused from sleep when the aurora appears overhead — turning the soak into a round-the-clock experience. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2026

According to the report, both animals roused and regained consciousness about 30 minutes after the procedure began. — Adam Bednar, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026

The Armory Show of 1913 was an event that roused the journalism world to visual art. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026

On April 20, 1803, residents of Richmond, Virginia, after being roused out of bed by a fire bell, were surprised to see great numbers of meteors in all parts of the sky. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 19 Apr. 2026

There could have been another one on Friday night in Indianapolis against the Pacers before OG Anunoby roused himself in the second half. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026