ROUSE Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

rouse

verb

ˈrau̇z

Definition of rouse

as in to wake

to cause to stop sleeping the honking horns roused her from a deep sleep

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as in to awake

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

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Recent Examples of rouse One by one, as if roused from a trance, my fellow staffers rose from their workstations and filed to the exit. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026 This one laid the groundwork for an entire genre with its gross-out gags, copious substance abuse, and rousing victory at the end. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026 After its rousing Sundance premiere, the movie’s trailer ran ahead of doc hit An Inconvenient Truth, with its high profile leading GM to issue statements attempting to discredit Electric Car. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for rouse

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A couple in crisis wakes to find their apartment sealed off by a mysterious, unbreakable substance.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Freirich recommends eating within one to two hours of waking.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of wake

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The fireworks came instead from the Dodgers' slumbering offense, which awoke with Max Muncy's three-run double and Freddie Freeman's RBI single after Skubal departed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
In the morning, travelers will awake among the graceful canals and bridges of Venice, with a private water taxi to ferry them into the heart of the Venetian lagoon to explore the city’s many islands.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of awake

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While many teenagers awakening to mortality might turn to poetry or self-destructive behavior, Cao turned to science.

— Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
The series follows Ray Azumi (voiced by Takeo Otsuka), a war orphan who awakens on the lunar surface as the pilot of the experimental mobile suit Gundam ZERO.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026

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