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Aroused

/əˈɹaʊzd/

To stimulate feelings.

📖 Definitions of "Aroused"

verb

1
To stimulate feelings.
"The new building proposals in the village are arousing unneeded discomfort."
2
To sexually stimulate.
"I can't keep my eyes off the dancer; she arouses me greatly."
3
To wake from sleep or stupor.
"1996, Beruga (line translated by Dan Owsen), Terranigma. Nintendo of America."

17 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
agitated	Angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up.
sexy	Having sex appeal; attractive.
randynoun	(British, informal) Sexually aroused; full of sexual lust.
ruttish	Related to a rut; being in a state of sexual arousal
horny	(slang) Sexually aroused, with or without physical manifestation; experiencing a feeling of sexual desire.
passionateverb	Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
ablaze	Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.
excited	Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.
tensenoun	(linguistics, uncountable) The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
emotionalnoun	Of or relating to the emotions.
aflame	In flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it.
stirred	set into a usually circular motion in order to mix or blend
stimulated	In a condition or state of stimulation.
turned on	(electronics) That has been switched on or placed in the on position.
awakened	Having been woken up.
stirred up	emotionally aroused
wound up	brought to a state of great tension

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
ablaze	Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.
aflame	In flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it.
agitated	Angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up.
awakenedverb	Having been woken up.
emotionalnoun	Of or relating to the emotions.
excited	Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.
horny	(slang) Sexually aroused, with or without physical manifestation; experiencing a feeling of sexual desire.
passionateverb	Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
randynoun	(British, informal) Sexually aroused; full of sexual lust.
ruttish	Related to a rut; being in a state of sexual arousal
sexy	Having sex appeal; attractive.
stimulatedverb	In a condition or state of stimulation.
stirred	set into a usually circular motion in order to mix or blend
stirred up	emotionally aroused
tenseverb	(grammar, transitive) To apply a tense to.
turned on	(electronics) That has been switched on or placed in the on position.
wound up	brought to a state of great tension
alerted	Having been made alert; having been made attentive, alarmed or warned of something coming soon.
arisenverb	(intransitive) To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
aroseverb	(intransitive) To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.