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
• liven (up)
• trigger
• spike
• motive
• fire
• brace
• amp (up)
• raise
• awake
• refresh
• fillip
• rally
• pep (up)
• charge
• resurrect
• move
• impel
• galvanize
• renew
• 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
• 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
• exciting
• enlivening
• stirring
• vitalizing
• electrifying
• vivifying
• inspiring
• animating
• provoking
• awakening
• bracing
• quickening
• activating
• cheering
• driving
• motivating
• reviving
• spiking
• rousing
• strengthening
• firing
• zipping (up)
• triggering
• lifting
• jump-starting
• awaking
• recreating
• sparking
• propelling
• refreshing
• boosting
• filliping
• jazzing (up)
• raising
• pepping (up)
• charging
• livening (up)
• rallying
• gingering (up)
• moving
• juicing up
• amping (up)
• galvanizing
• waking (up)
• impelling
• renewing
• resurrecting
• rejuvenating
• motiving
• reinvigorating
• revitalizing
• infusing
• actuating
• buoying
• inciting
• regenerating
• kindling
• reawakening
• whipping (up)
• fomenting
• fortifying
• setting off
• fermenting
• instigating
• inflaming
• recharging
• reenergizing
• rekindling
• turning on
• abetting
• reactivating
• resuscitating
• emboldening
• enkindling
• heartening
• refreshening
• steeling
• restimulating
• reanimating
• 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

Passion fruit is known in perfume for its dynamic tropical, invigorating element. —Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026

What ensued was one of the more unlikely and invigorating deals to have been triggered in Park City in recent years. —Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026

Adjective

But it’s presented here with invigorating flourishes that encircle the story within specific moments in time, while also granting it a stirring dramatic transcendence. —Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026

Distilling the essence of a 300-page book into a few pithy phrases is an invigorating activity for creative writing students of all ages. —Jess Decourcy Hinds february 13, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026

Verb

Inside my body the sense of decision feels invigorating and exuberant. —Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026

Career conversations ask for calm leadership as the vibrant Sun embraces clever Mercury in your 10th House of Respect, invigorating you with ambitious potential. —Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026