roused 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of rousednext
as in awakened

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roused

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verb

past tense of rouse
1
as in waked
to cause to stop sleeping the honking horns roused her from a deep sleep

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2
as in awaked
to cease to be asleep I finally roused around noon, after going to bed very late

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roused
  1. awakened
  2. awoke
  3. wakeful
Verb
  • Scott felt awakened to the comedic power of understatement.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Like every morning in #Ukraine the inhabitants are awakened not by the sun, but by the sound of the bombs and the cries of the victims.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of awakened
Verb
  • Last Christmas morning over 5,000 children awoke to an empty stocking — the bitter pain of disappointment that Santa Claus had forgotten them.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 19 Dec. 2024
  • When the victim awoke the following day, Combs was gone, and people who had been recording the assault handed him $2,500 in cash, the suit claims.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of awoke
Adjective
  • Low to medium doses show a reduction in the alpha frequency of brain waves (which correspond to relaxed and wakeful states), along with rising entropy, a signature finding of sober brains sinking deeper into a trip.
    Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Having the right pillow can make a big difference between a peaceful night’s sleep and a restless, wakeful one.
    Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
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