excitements

noun

plural of excitement
as in encouragements
something that arouses a strong response from another there were few excitements of any kind on our very uneventful trip back home

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitements
  1. encouragements
  2. motivations
  3. stimuli
  4. incentives
  5. provocations
  6. stimulants
  7. frustrations
Noun
  • Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.
    — DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
  • All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of encouragements
Noun
  • But Pessiglione suspects that psychological factors, such as motivations and beliefs, also play a key role.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The outlet also recently indicated that there might be financial motivations behind Harry’s desire to reconcile with his family.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of motivations
Noun
  • Visual stimuli produced more activity in the superficial layers of the superior colliculus.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers have studied how certain facial and auricular stimuli interact with parasympathetic activity.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of stimuli
Noun
  • The fund plans to acquire stakes in audiovisual companies and provide financing for individual productions, including participatory loans tied to presales, distribution agreements and tax incentives, as well as gap financing.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Check whether individual and departmental incentives support the company’s broader objectives or encourage people to optimize at one another’s expense.
    — Dr. Nore Salman, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • Europe may face heightened sabotage and grey-zone provocations from Moscow.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
  • These successes are invisible, but an adversary’s continuing provocations are not.
    — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of provocations
Noun
  • Most pair stimulants like caffeine or paraxanthine with focus-support compounds like L-theanine, citicoline and rhodiola, plus adaptogens like lion’s mane and ashwagandha.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Formulas vary widely, but most pair stimulants with focus compounds and adaptogens.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of stimulants
Noun
  • The senator said that Democrats campaigned heavily on affordability and economic frustrations but will now pursue priorities that are disconnected from what motivated voters to support them this year.
    — Jennifer Radcliffe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026
  • What readers are saying The conversation explores the challenges and frustrations faced by job seekers, particularly in fields impacted by AI and automation.
    — Adeline Von Drehle, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of frustrations
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