Synonyms of animates

animates

verb

present tense third-person singular of animate

as in stimulates

to give life, vigor, or spirit to

Mr. Clark animates history for his sixth graders by frequently showing up for class dressed like some famous historical figure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stimulates
• arouses
• enlivens
• stirs
• energizes
• activates
• provokes
• vivifies
• invigorates
• electrifies
• inspires
• awakens
• excites
• vitalizes
• quickens
• motivates
• recreates
• revives
• drives
• propels
• lifts
• cheers
• rouses
• triggers
• fires
• awakes
• spikes
• strengthens
• motives
• sparks
• jump-starts
• raises
• zips (up)
• amps (up)
• moves
• boosts
• livens (up)
• impels
• resurrects
• braces
• actuates
• refreshes
• fillips
• rallies
• renews
• peps (up)
• infuses
• galvanizes
• charges
• jazzes (up)
• gingers (up)
• incites
• inflames
• foments
• instigates
• wakes (up)
• juices up
• kindles
• ferments
• fortifies
• heartens
• regenerates
• emboldens
• reanimates
• sets off
• buoys
• resuscitates
• reactivates
• revitalizes
• abets
• reinvigorates
• rejuvenates
• reawakens
• rekindles
• enkindles
• turns on
• recharges
• whips (up)
• reenergizes
• steels
• restimulates
• reawakes
• refreshens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kills
• dampens
• undermines
• wears
• deadens
• dulls
• weakens
• damps
• drains
• harasses
• exhausts
• inhibits
• saps
• slows
• wearies
• enervates
• debilitates
• restrains
• enfeebles
• suppresses
• burns out
• wears out
• knocks out
• represses
• does in
• washes out
• curbs
• checks
• fatigues
• quenches
• discourages
• quells
• stills
• fags
• stunts
• demoralizes
• disheartens
• kayoes
• daunts
• tuckers (out)
• jades
• dispirits

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of animates

My Name, a sequel to his 2024 tape L’Humanité, doesn’t deal directly with Birmingham, but the resilience of its people animates every line. —Liam Inscoe-Jones, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2026

This oscillation between panoramic distance and tactile proximity animates the forest as a sentient protagonist, one who occasionally addresses visitors in a woman’s voice. —Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026

That same optimization logic—learn from error, improve performance, repeat—now animates systems that speak. —Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026

Perhaps the thought of former pros populating college sports and taking spots away animates Congress to act, but the track record isn’t promising. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2026

The ensuing density of pattern pressing against pattern animates a play of geometries and rhythms that links Keïta’s visual schemas to those of European abstraction. —Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026

At Faena New York, that spirit animates the property, with installations, performances, and events that turn its New York building into a living gallery. —Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026

The underlying notion that you can easily get lost in the shuffle if your devotees aren’t consistently seeing and hearing from you animates a modern pop landscape that’s overflowing with appeals for sustained attention. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026

That question is a primordial, primitive question that animates many of us our whole lives without realizing it. —Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2026