AROUSED Synonyms
There are 24 hypernyms of the word aroused. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for AROUSED
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wake up | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to become awake or conscious • stop sleeping | ||||||||
awaken | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to become awake or conscious • stop sleeping • make aware | ||||||||
energize | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to be alert and energetic • raise to a higher energy level | ||||||||
evoke | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • evoke or provoke to appear or occur • deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • call to mind | ||||||||
raise | verbv | |||||||
noun • the amount a salary is increased • an upward slope or grade (as in a road) • increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) • the act of raising something verb • raise the level or amount of something • raise from a lower to a higher position • cause to be heard or known; express or utter • collect funds for a specific purpose • cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques • look after a child until it is an adult • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • move upwards • construct, build, or erect • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise • raise in rank or condition • increase the level of • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position • cause to puff up with a leaven • bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level • bet more than the previous player • cause to assemble or enlist in military • put forward for consideration or discussion • pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth • activate or stir up • establish radio communications with • multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3 • bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project • invigorate or heighten • put an end to • cause to become alive again • register formally as a participant or member | ||||||||
rouse | verbv | |||||||
verb • become active • force or drive out • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • cause to become awake or conscious | ||||||||
stir | verbv | |||||||
noun • a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event • emotional agitation and excitement • a rapid active commotion verb • move an implement through • move very slightly • stir feelings in • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of • affect emotionally • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • to begin moving • mix or add by stirring | ||||||||
wake | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii • the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) • the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward • a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial verb • be awake, be alert, be there • stop sleeping • arouse or excite feelings and passions • to alert someone to something • cause to become awake or conscious | ||||||||
waken | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to become awake or conscious • stop sleeping | ||||||||
animate | verbv | |||||||
adjective • belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings • endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life • endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness verb • heighten or intensify • give lifelike qualities to • make lively • give new life or energy to | ||||||||
awake | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • not in a state of sleep; completely conscious adjective satellite • mentally perceptive and responsive verb • stop sleeping | ||||||||
brace | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a support that steadies or strengthens something else • two items of the same kind • a set of two similar things considered as a unit • either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material • a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it • elastic straps that hold trousers up • an appliance that corrects dental irregularities • a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring • a structural member used to stiffen a framework verb • prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult • support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace • support by bracing • cause to be alert and energetic | ||||||||
conjure | verbv | |||||||
verb • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • ask for or request earnestly • engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together | ||||||||
elicit | verbv | |||||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) • derive by reason | ||||||||
energise | verbv | |||||||
verb • raise to a higher energy level • cause to be alert and energetic | ||||||||
enkindle | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • cause to start burning • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | ||||||||
excite | verbv | |||||||
verb • arouse or elicit a feeling • act as a stimulant • stir feelings in • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • to evoke sexual feelings • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of • raise to a higher energy level • produce a magnetic field in | ||||||||
fire | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the event of something burning (often destructive) • the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy • the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke • a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning • once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile • feelings of great warmth and intensity • fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking • a severe trial • intense adverse criticism verb • start firing a weapon • cause to go off • bake in a kiln so as to harden • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • go off or discharge • drive out or away by or as if by fire • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • destroy by fire • provide with fuel • generate an electrical impulse • become ignited • start or maintain a fire in | ||||||||
inspire | verbv | |||||||
verb • heighten or intensify • supply the inspiration for • serve as the inciting cause of • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts • fill with revolutionary ideas • draw in (air) | ||||||||
invoke | verbv | |||||||
verb • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • cite as an authority; resort to • request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection | ||||||||