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stimulus
Synonyms and Antonyms of stimulus
something that arouses action or activity seeing a Broadway play for the first time was the stimulus for her career in the theater Synonyms boost, encouragement, goad, impetus, incentive, incitation, incitement, instigation, momentum, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulant, impulse, yeastRelated Words inducement, invitation; antecedent, cause, consideration, grounds, motive, occasion, reason; catalyst, catalyzer, fuel, sparkAntonyms counterincentive, disincentive
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