STIMULATION Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

stimulation

noun

as in stimulus

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Recent Examples of stimulation These are often conditions that mostly affect women and that can leave patients completely disabled—sensitive to light and sound, spending most of their time in a completely dark room with no stimulation. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 Let’s let go of the self-identification with boredom or over-stimulation claiming to overshadow our path to progress. — Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026 The game offers mental stimulation and brain health benefits, and it’s been found to encourage executive function in elderly people and improve short-term memory. — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026 Over time, that stimulation can create cellular damage, systemic inflammation and weight gain. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 This abrupt transition from rest to constant stimulation leads to mental clutter. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Tim Stockwell, who headed the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research from 2004 to 2020, said adding the stimulation of energy drinks to the impaired judgment caused by alcohol is a recipe for risky behavior. — Ashley Okwuosa, STAT, 30 July 2026 Unlike burnout, which is typically associated with chronic stress and heavy workloads, career rust-out is linked to a lack of purpose, challenge or stimulation at work. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 The title Wowed Out comes from a phrase James coined to describe the sensory overload of the modern condition, living amid constant stimulation, according to a press release. — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

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Noun

The government stimulus, however, threatened to deepen the fiscal challenges faced by Japan, whose public debt stands at more than 200% of gross domestic product.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
And Obama was being seen at the time as being completely irresponsible in pursuing stimulus.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Definition of stimulus

Noun

In order to convince people to replace solo driving with mass transit, LA Metro is offering cash incentives for people to park at least one of their cars at home and try walking, bike share, carpooling or taking a train or bus.

— Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
The move comes nearly two years after the City of Fort Worth approved more than $70 million in incentives to support Phase II redevelopment.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of incentive

Noun

Officials are asking residents to continue to pray and send words of encouragement and support to those affected by the flooding.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Spacing of races will be important as encouragement for participation in the six-race series in a five-month span.

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of encouragement

Noun

As an inducement to get votes from conservative rural congressional members, the OBBBA included a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund, but this is substantially less money than the Medicaid cuts will total across rural America.

— Keith Humphreys, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
The program was renamed cap-and-invest and refiners were given free emission rights as an inducement to remain in the state.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Definition of inducement

Noun

Meanwhile, 18-to-25-year-olds saw declines in the use of nicotine products, tobacco, cigarette, alcohol and binge drinking in the past month as well as the use of illicit drugs and prescription stimulants or opioids within the past year.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Some people use it for its stimulant or pain-relieving effects, though federal health officials have repeatedly warned about its safety.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

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