rousing
Waking the spirit
Rousing means stirring enthusiasm or excitement.
A rousing speech energizes the crowd; a rousing rendition of a song brings people to their feet.
The word suggests something that rouses people from passivity into engagement or action: The team got a rousing send-off.
A rousing success is emphatic and spirited.
Arousing strong emotion
- upliftingEmotionally encouraging
- inspiringEvoking enthusiasm or drive
- motivationalEncouraging effort or ambition
- empoweringGiving authority or confidence
encouraging · heartening · galvanizing · rallying · exhilarating · invigorating · moving · electrifying
Arousing interest or energy
- provokingCausing a reaction
- incitingUrging others to act
- galvanizingSpurring into sudden action
- inflammatoryTending to provoke outrage
agitating · fiery · impassioned · fervent · zealous · fomenting · kindling · igniting
Arousing strong emotion
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- chorusSingers performing together
- refrainAbstain from acting
- singalongCommunal vocal session
stadium · unity · solidarity · jubilation · celebration · fervor · communal · triumphant
Arousing strong emotion
- wakingRegaining consciousness from sleep
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- dawnDay's first glow
- risingAct of ascending
awakened · alertness · wakefulness · quickening · activation · reveille · morning · conscious
stirring
Arousing strong emotion
- upliftingEmotionally encouraging
- inspiringEvoking enthusiasm or drive
- motivationalEncouraging effort or ambition
empowering · encouraging · heartening · galvanizing · rallying · exhilarating · invigorating · moving · electrifying · impassioned
stimulating
Arousing interest or energy
- provokingCausing a reaction
- incitingUrging others to act
- galvanizingSpurring into sudden action
inflammatory · agitating · fiery · impassioned · fervent · zealous · fomenting · kindling · igniting · spurring
stirring
Arousing strong emotion
singalong · stadium · unity · solidarity · jubilation · celebration · fervor · communal · triumphant · fanfare
stirring
Arousing strong emotion
rising · awakened · alertness · wakefulness · quickening · activation · reveille · morning · conscious · alert
spirited
Full of vim
animated · exuberant · vibrant · brisk · peppy · vivacious · sprightly · effervescent · bouncy · jaunty
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, slumber
- bird behaviorsflying, soaring, perching, nesting, migrating
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- waking upwaking, wake up, rising, get up, yawning
- awakeningdawn, sunrise, wake, alarm, rooster crow
- invigoratingenergizing, revitalizing, refreshing, stimulating, bracing
rousingboring
Failing to engage interest
dull · tedious · monotonous · uninteresting · unexciting
rousinglifeless
Devoid of animation
dead · spiritless · sluggish · sleepy · somnolent
rousingcalming
Inducing a settled state
soothing · sedating · tranquilizing · subduing · disheartening
- rabble rousingInciting group unrest
- rousing melodyTune that inspires excitement