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stimulating

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of stimulating

1 causing great emotional or mental stimulation

  • enjoys the good food and stimulating conversation at his best friendʼs house
Synonyms of stimulating

breathtaking, charged, electric, electrifying, exciting, exhilarating, exhilarative, galvanic, galvanizing, hair-raising, heart-stopping, inspiring, intoxicating, kicky, mind-bending, mind-blowing, mind-boggling, rip-roaring, rousing, stirring, thrilling
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arresting, interesting, intriguing, provocative, tantalizing, titillating

absorbing, engrossing, gripping, riveting

moving, poignant, touching

enchanting, enthralling, fascinating, spellbinding

dynamic, energetic, high-voltage, kinetic, lively, lusty
Near Antonyms of stimulating

boring, mind-numbing, tedious, tiresome

dreary, dull, humdrum, monotonous, uninteresting
Antonyms of stimulating

unexciting

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

  • a brisk, stimulating walk on a bright, clear wintry day
Synonyms of stimulating

bracing, cordial, invigorating, refreshing, rejuvenating, restorative, reviving, stimulative, tonic, vital, vitalizing
Words Related to stimulating

life-giving

conditioning, strengthening

animating, exhilarating, exhilarative, quickening, sharp

corrective, curative, curing, medicinal, rectifying, recuperative, reformative, reformatory, rehabilitative, remedial, remedying, reparative, therapeutic

beneficial, healthful, healthy, helpful, salubrious, salutary, wholesome
Near Antonyms of stimulating

deadening, debilitating, draining, enervating, enfeebling, exhausting, numbing, sapping, weakening, wearying

deleterious, injurious, pernicious

insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

3 serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction

  • an article containing a stimulating argument for raising, not lowering, the tax on gasoline
Synonyms of stimulating

charged, edgy, exciting, inciting, instigating, instigative, piquing, provocative, provoking
Words Related to stimulating

explosive, fiery, incendiary, inflammatory, triggering

inducing, inspirational, inspiring, motivating, motivational, motivative

jeering, taunting, teasing

activating, energizing, galvanizing, quickening, vitalizing

angering, enraging, maddening, upsetting

aggravating, annoying, bothersome, exasperating, galling, irksome, irritating, pesky, vexatious, vexing
Near Antonyms of stimulating

subduing
Antonyms of stimulating

noninflammatory

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