Synonyms of invigorate

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verb (1)

in-ˈvi-gə-ˌrāt 

as in to stimulate

to give life, vigor, or spirit to

the fresh air and sunshine invigorated the children after a long winter indoors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stimulate
• energize
• arouse
• enliven
• vitalize
• stir
• awaken
• excite
• animate
• provoke
• inspire
• electrify
• vivify
• quicken
• revive
• activate
• strengthen
• motivate
• cheer
• jump-start
• drive
• jazz (up)
• rouse
• propel
• lift
• recreate
• spark
• zip (up)
• boost
• trigger
• liven (up)
• spike
• motive
• fire
• brace
• amp (up)
• raise
• awake
• refresh
• fillip
• rally
• pep (up)
• charge
• resurrect
• move
• renew
• impel
• galvanize
• juice up
• ginger (up)
• reinvigorate
• wake (up)
• revitalize
• rejuvenate
• infuse
• actuate
• incite
• embolden
• inflame
• fortify
• foment
• reawaken
• hearten
• rekindle
• set off
• instigate
• regenerate
• buoy
• ferment
• reactivate
• enflame
• kindle
• reenergize
• resuscitate
• whip (up)
• abet
• reanimate
• enkindle
• turn on
• steel
• recharge
• refreshen
• restimulate
• reawake

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dull
• kill
• dampen
• undermine
• deaden
• weaken
• damp
• weary
• debilitate
• drain
• harass
• wear
• exhaust
• enfeeble
• inhibit
• restrain
• sap
• slow
• burn out
• fatigue
• suppress
• wear out
• curb
• knock out
• check
• enervate
• wash out
• quell
• quench
• do in
• repress
• discourage
• stunt
• still
• demoralize
• daunt
• dishearten
• tucker (out)
• fag
• kayo
• dispirit
• jade

invigorating

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adjective

in-ˈvi-gə-ˌrā-tiŋ 

as in refreshing

having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind

an invigorating breeze made our afternoon sail all the more enjoyable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refreshing
• restorative
• stimulating
• vitalizing
• rejuvenating
• reviving
• bracing
• vital
• stimulative
• tonic
• medicinal
• cordial
• healthy
• exhilarating
• therapeutic
• beneficial
• strengthening
• helpful
• conditioning
• animating
• life-giving
• healthful
• sharp
• curative
• quickening
• salubrious
• wholesome
• corrective
• remedial
• rehabilitative
• recuperative
• salutary
• reformative
• reparative
• curing
• reformatory
• rectifying
• exhilarative
• remedying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• draining
• exhausting
• weakening
• debilitating
• deadening
• injurious
• numbing
• pernicious
• deleterious
• enervating
• wearying
• sapping
• enfeebling
• noxious
• unhealthy
• unwholesome
• unhealthful
• insalubrious

invigorating

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verb (2)

present participle of invigorate

as in stimulating

to give life, vigor, or spirit to

the fresh air and sunshine invigorated the children after a long winter indoors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stimulating
• energizing
• arousing
• enlivening
• exciting
• stirring
• vitalizing
• electrifying
• vivifying
• animating
• inspiring
• provoking
• awakening
• bracing
• quickening
• activating
• jump-starting
• cheering
• motivating
• driving
• reviving
• spiking
• rousing
• zipping (up)
• strengthening
• jazzing (up)
• triggering
• firing
• lifting
• awaking
• pepping (up)
• livening (up)
• recreating
• sparking
• propelling
• refreshing
• amping (up)
• filliping
• boosting
• gingering (up)
• raising
• rallying
• charging
• juicing up
• moving
• galvanizing
• waking (up)
• impelling
• motiving
• renewing
• resurrecting
• rejuvenating
• reinvigorating
• revitalizing
• buoying
• infusing
• actuating
• reenergizing
• inciting
• regenerating
• kindling
• enflaming
• enkindling
• emboldening
• heartening
• reawakening
• whipping (up)
• fomenting
• fortifying
• setting off
• fermenting
• instigating
• inflaming
• recharging
• rekindling
• reactivating
• turning on
• abetting
• re-energizing
• resuscitating
• restimulating
• reanimating
• refreshening
• steeling
• reawaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killing
• deadening
• exhausting
• damping
• dulling
• enervating
• dampening
• draining
• undermining
• wearing
• debilitating
• harassing
• weakening
• sapping
• fatiguing
• wearying
• knocking out
• burning out
• wearing out
• inhibiting
• slowing
• doing in
• quenching
• checking
• restraining
• washing out
• curbing
• suppressing
• enfeebling
• discouraging
• repressing
• stunting
• daunting
• quelling
• disheartening
• demoralizing
• stilling
• fagging
• kayoing
• tuckering (out)
• jading
• dispiriting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invigorate

Verb

But the case has already invigorated a debate on the legal right about whether the president’s shake-up is valid. —Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 11 May 2025

Higher education leaders need to course correct, not only to avoid coming under federal scrutiny, but as part of an effort to return campuses to the days of robust debate that left students invigorated, not fearful and uncertain. —David Paterson, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025

Adjective

Marking its 40th anniversary, LFW upheld its reputation as a global hub of the most invigorating fresh talent. —Sarah Mower, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2024

Users delight in the invigorating and refreshing sensation that accompanies each intake, thanks to the delightful mint flavor that amplifies overall satisfaction. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2023

Verb

In recent years, Sagittarius, there’s been quite a lot of energy in the heavens invigorating you with passion. —Kyle Thomas, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025

The palate is crisp, with an invigorating acidity. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025