STIMULATORY Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

stimulatory

adjective

Definition of stimulatory

as in stimulative

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Recent Examples of stimulatory For the uninitiated, analog bags are essentially bags that are filled with tactile, low-stimulatory activities that are screenless yet totally engaging, like books, crafts, and journals. — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026 Yet stimulatory or not, America’s economy has a mountain to climb before Washington’s debts align more appropriately with its economic context. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025

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Adjective

Summers played an instrumental role in designing the stimulative policies that were used to get the US economy back on track after the Great Financial Crisis.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
Thus, despite Bessent’s cheery promises, the historical record of the stimulative effects of financial de-regulation has not proved out.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025

Definition of stimulative

Adjective

Spend the afternoons watching the leaves change color from an Adirondack chair, or take a bracing plunge in the saltwater pool—which remains open through October—followed by a session in the sauna.

— Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
On the Equality of All Things is a bracing book with a bracing perspective.

— Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of bracing

Adjective

Rooted in casual elegance, the spring collection introduced a refreshing palette of aquamarine blue, sage green and pink flanking the brand’s distinctive ivories, ecrus and beiges.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Tara Wong, head bartender, attributes its quick rise to a growing thirst among drinkers for refreshing, fruit-forward options.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

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