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raise(verb, touch, encourage, provoke, stimulate)
7
work up(verb, expression, bother, disturb, touch)
6
whet(verb, support, charge, bother, cause)
6
whip up(verb, expression, disturb, touch, encourage)
5
motivate(verb, cause, touch, start, encourage)
5
prompt(verb, cause, touch, start, encourage)
4
call forth(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cause, start)
4
electrify(verb, bother, disturb, touch, start)
4
elicit(verb, bother, cause, disturb, start)
3
challenge(verb, support, charge, cause, disturb)
3
thrill(verb, bother, disturb, touch, start)
2
annoy(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
2
enrage(verb, warm, irritate, aggravate, incite)
2
fire up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, disturb, start)
2
incense(verb, warm, irritate, aggravate, incite)
2
infuriate(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
2
madden(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
2
pique(verb, cause, disturb, start, encourage)
2
produce(verb, cause, start, encourage, provoke)
2
promote(verb, cause, start, encourage, stimulate)
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APASmart Define. (2015). waken thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/waken/thesaurus/synonyms
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