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rouse

[rouz] / raʊz /
VERB
wake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arouse awake awaken get up stir wake up
STRONG
call raise rise
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm deaden go to sleep lull
STRONG
decrease drop ignore lessen lower stop
WEAK
disenchant dull nap sleep
VERB
stimulate, excite
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agitate arouse awaken disturb fire up galvanize heighten incite inflame kindle provoke rile startle stir trigger wake up whip up work up
STRONG
aggravate anger animate bestir bug challenge craze deepen enhance enliven exhilarate foment innervate instigate intensify magnify mount move needle pique quicken rally redouble rise urge vivify wake waken whet
WEAK
ask for it get going innerve intensate key up make waves pep up steam up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appease calm comfort deter discourage dissuade halt lull make happy pacify please put out quiet soothe stop tranquilize
STRONG
dampen decline decrease dishearten drop dull fall fix lessen lower regress slow slump soften weaken
WEAK
disenchant nap sleep

Example Sentences

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When it comes to exciting wide men, however, it's hard to look past those elite dribblers who rouse crowds and make full-backs fret.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

There is an overwhelming sense that Scotland's fate on Tuesday does not depend on what the handy Danes do, but what Clarke's team can conjure up and rouse from within themselves.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

The US pontiff urged the world to rouse itself from "the fatal lethargy in which we are immersed".

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

All it took to rouse Guerrero from his slump was a matchup against the Yankees, which seemed especially fitting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Alfhercht gasped harsh breaths as he shook Wielaf gently, trying to rouse him.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack