Synonyms of rouses

rouses

verb

present tense third-person singular of rouse

1

as in wakes

to cause to stop sleeping

the honking horns roused her from a deep sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wakes
• awakens
• awakes
• arouses
• wakens
• stirs
• knocks up
• revives
• raises
• provokes
• stimulates
• reawakens
• excites
• disturbs
• rousts
• routs
• agitates
• bestirs
• rewakes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lulls
• hypnotizes
• mesmerizes

2

as in awakes

to cease to be asleep

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• awakes
• wakes
• awakens
• arouses
• wakens
• rises
• arises
• watches
• reawakens
• rolls out
• stirs
• revives
• turns out
• gets up
• uprises
• rewakes
• shifts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rests
• sleeps
• nods
• slumbers
• dozes
• drops off
• beds (down)
• snoozes
• retires
• naps
• turns in
• conks (off or out)
• flops
• couches
• sleeps in
• kips (down)
• catnaps
• lies up
• sacks out
• dosses (down)
• oversleeps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rouses

The 2026 club just might be the team that rouses them. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 May 2026

Thankfully, there's something to that old adage about felines having nine lives because The Jellicle Ball rouses Cats from its grave. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026

Hope rouses life to continue, to expand, to grow, to reach out, to go on. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026

Set in a dreary English seaside town on the day a fascinating stranger visits and rouses Tom’s dreams, the story feels as timeless as its themes. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2025

No, Kravitz is an artist who builds from the essence of his music, true rock ‘n’ roll, creating a live show that doesn’t push boundaries but rouses the audience and satisfies our yearning for a real rock star. — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025

Front-axle motors deliver their full monty of instantaneous torque at every possible engine speed between 0 and 2,000 rpm; 2,000 rpm is the point at which the gas engine rouses itself to take over the majority of propulsion. — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2016