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 In one of the side plots to The Lord of the Rings, two of the Hobbits attempt to rouse Treebeard—a wise but ponderous sentient tree—to defend his forest from an army that is cutting it down. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026 The film culminates in the Battle of the Monongahela in 1755, where Washington steps up and delivers a rousing speech to the British army despite their defeat. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 July 2026 As the tribunes, Bernardo De Paula’s Brutus and Daniel DeYoung’s Sicinius scheme and rabble-rouse with manipulative glee. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 From rousing war dramas like Saving Private Ryan (1998) to historical biopics like Patton (1970) to musicals that reinterpret things for a new generation like Hamilton (2020), these are films that speak uniquely to the American experience. — Kevin P. Sullivan, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rouse

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The country is finally waking to the comedown Vance predicted.

— Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
And, on Friday, thousands in Australia will wake and gather, before dawn, to watch the Socceroos play Egypt in the round of thirty-two.

— Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 1 July 2026

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Badly wounded in a battle of revenge, Robin Hood is brought to a priory and tended by Sister Brigid (Jodie Comer), whose generosity awakens his finer feelings and spurs him to virtuous, self-sacrificing action.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 26 June 2026
Once your makeup is removed and your face is cleansed, add a hydrating cream like the All About Eyes Lightweight Eye Cream, then use the De-Puffing Eye Roller in the morning to awaken and brighten your eyes for the day.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 26 June 2026

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