Synonyms and Antonyms for arouse
1. arouse (v.)
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- ignite
- stir up
- overwhelm
- bruise
- shame
- elicit
- ask for
- whelm
- shake
- anger
- provoke
- rekindle
- discompose
- strike a chord
- raise
- spite
- injure
- untune
- make
- wound
- overpower
- interest
- stir
- overcome
- sweep over
- draw
- prick
- invite
- fire
- disconcert
- excite
- hurt
- infatuate
- inflame
- heat
- wake
- discomfit
- overtake
- touch a chord
- upset
- shake up
- stimulate
- enkindle
- evoke
- offend
- kindle
- fire up
- create
2. arouse (v.)
stop sleeping
3. arouse (v.)
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
4. arouse (v.)
cause to become awake or conscious
6. arouse (v.)
to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
