Synonyms of stimuli

stimuli

noun

plural of stimulus

as in incentives

something that arouses action or activity

seeing a Broadway play for the first time was the stimulus for her career in the theater

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incentives
• encouragements
• impetuses
• motivations
• impulses
• stimulants
• provocations
• yeasts
• catalysts
• reasons
• momenta
• inducements
• incitements
• fuels
• spurs
• shots in the arm
• goads
• boosts
• causes
• instigations
• incitations
• invitations
• considerations
• motives
• antecedents
• grounds
• sparks
• occasions
• catalyzers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disincentives
• counterincentives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stimuli

Between these stimuli, strange thoughts move through my semi-conscious mind, the kind of free association that feels normal in sleep and bizarre in life. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026

How 40 Hz Sound Therapy Works The treatment is called GENUS, short for gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

Chung recently received her first award from the National Institutes of Health for a research project to understand how genetically identical cells respond differently to stimuli, such as treatments or environmental cues. — Rachel Martin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

By integrating smart shades into the components of major smart home ecosystems (those supporting Matter, Thread, Zigbee, or Z-Wave specifically), these systems can react to real-time stimuli. — K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 30 June 2026

When your dopamine levels, the chemical baseline responsible for motivation and pursuit, are naturally low, your brain searches for quick stimuli to wake itself up. — Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

At a moment when the market seems saturated with stimuli, superstructures and research for its own sake, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons brought the focus back to the essence of the product. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 June 2026

Studies show that the brain continues to learn when exposed to novel situations and stimuli. — Dr. Deepika Chopra, Flow Space, 16 June 2026

Sometimes, the nostalgic names come to you in a massive rush, sparked by some sort of visual stimuli, and this Bolton Wanderers shir… sorry, this Panama shirt has done just that. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 10 June 2026