invigorating
adjective
in·vig·o·rat·ing
in-ˈvi-gə-ˌrā-tiŋ 
: having an enlivening or stimulating effect
an invigorating climate
… after the most invigorating full-body massage and facial of my life, I truly expected someone to start feeding me grapes.—
Ken Beaulieu
Ken BeaulieuThe journalists had a choppy ride in the invigorating morning air.—Stephen Coonts
Stephen CoontsThe word tiramisù means "pick me up," a reference to the invigorating qualities of the dish's espresso, sugar, and alcohol.—Dawn Yanagihara
Dawn Yanagihara
invigoratingly
adverb
invigoratingly cool temperatures
an invigoratingly fresh outlook
Examples of invigorating in a Sentence
an invigorating breeze made our afternoon sail all the more enjoyable
Recent Examples on the Web
In the last few years the tide has really changed and there’s a legitimate narrative feature film and television community that has sprung up in a really robust and invigorating way.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
There are motivating factors at play that make DiGregorio and Haugsjaa continue this treacherous and invigorating pursuit.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
In the spa’s 18-foot healing tent, singing bowls and gongs create a meditative soundscape during a sound-healing session or an invigorating ice bath.
—Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
With Venus hyping up Mars in your invigorating 10th house, there’s no doubt that eyes are on you.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
With surprises aplenty — and a final scene that ranks among Broadway’s most invigorating send-offs of the 21st century — John Proctor is the Villain cast a spell that resonates months after its too-early September 7 closing.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Whether Goldstein is tracking down the victims of a bank robbery from more than 30 years ago or figuring out why a homecoming queen lost her title at the last minute, Heavyweight is both pleasantly familiar and invigorating; the two-year period away has only reaffirmed it as a standout listen.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Our destination was a small fishing village, Mamanguá, where Smyth led a steep, invigorating hike through dense forest that ended atop the region’s highest point, the nearly 1,400-foot Sugarloaf Peak.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
And that was so invigorating, to work with such pros.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
There are motivating factors at play that make DiGregorio and Haugsjaa continue this treacherous and invigorating pursuit.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
In the spa’s 18-foot healing tent, singing bowls and gongs create a meditative soundscape during a sound-healing session or an invigorating ice bath.
—Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
With Venus hyping up Mars in your invigorating 10th house, there’s no doubt that eyes are on you.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
With surprises aplenty — and a final scene that ranks among Broadway’s most invigorating send-offs of the 21st century — John Proctor is the Villain cast a spell that resonates months after its too-early September 7 closing.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Whether Goldstein is tracking down the victims of a bank robbery from more than 30 years ago or figuring out why a homecoming queen lost her title at the last minute, Heavyweight is both pleasantly familiar and invigorating; the two-year period away has only reaffirmed it as a standout listen.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Our destination was a small fishing village, Mamanguá, where Smyth led a steep, invigorating hike through dense forest that ended atop the region’s highest point, the nearly 1,400-foot Sugarloaf Peak.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
And that was so invigorating, to work with such pros.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
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