Antonyms for roused

Grammar : Verb

Spell : rouz

Phonetic Transcription : raʊz

Definition of roused

Origin : mid-15c., intransitive probably from Anglo-French or Old French reuser, ruser, originally used in English of hawks shaking the feathers of the body, but like many hawking terms it is of obscure origin. Figurative meaning "to stir up, provoke to activity" is from 1580s; that of "awaken" is first recorded 1590s. Related: Roused; rousing.

verb wake
verb stimulate, excite

Example sentences :

She never heard the end of the story, but was roused by the laughter that followed it.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

She started suddenly awake, seeming to have been roused by the opening of a door.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

She roused every fevered nerve to do battle with the strong man for his son.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

In the meantime he will go home, and not a suspicion will be roused.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

But, what roused him in violent resentment only appealed to Sidney's curiosity.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Max had roused at the sound of Le Moyne's voice, not to suspicion, of course, but to memory.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Luckily, at four came early-morning temperatures; that roused her.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

When the bells announced midnight, Sidney roused with a start.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Mortimer's gallant act had roused the Irishman's admiration.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Halson roused himself from the reverie in which he was sitting with glazed eyes.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

Synonyms for roused

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