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stirring

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of stirring

1 causing great emotional or mental stimulation

  • the message of brotherhood in Martin Luther Kingʼs stirring "I Have a Dream" speech still resonates today
Synonyms of stirring

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, stimulating, thrilling
Words Related to stirring

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 stirring

boring, mind-numbing, tedious, tiresome

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

unexciting

2 having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies

  • a stirring rendition of the national anthem
Synonyms of stirring

affecting, emotional, impactful, impressive, moving, poignant, touching
Words Related to stirring

eloquent, expressive, meaningful, significant

demonstrative, excitable, feeling, passionate, responsive, sensitive

exciting, inspirational, provoking, rousing, stimulating

dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic, theatrical (also theatric)

cathartic
Near Antonyms of stirring

cold, cool, detached, dispassionate, emotionless

deadpan
Antonyms of stirring

unaffecting, unemotional, unimpressive

3 marked by much life, movement, or activity

  • spring has arrived, and the meadow is stirring with life
Synonyms of stirring

aboil, abubble, abuzz, alive, animated, astir, brisk, bustling, busy, buzzing, flourishing, happening, hopping, humming, kinetic, lively, rousing, thriving, vibrant
Words Related to stirring

abounding, crowded, overflowing, populous, swarming, teeming, thronging
Antonyms of stirring

asleep, dead, inactive, lifeless, sleepy

stirring

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of stirring

the act or an instance of changing position

  • I thought I detected a slight stirring of the leaves, and yet there wasnʼt a breath of wind
Synonyms of stirring

motion, move, movement, shift, shifting, stir
Words Related to stirring

dislocation, migration, relocation

locomotion, mobility, motility, motivity

fiddling, fidgeting, squirm, squirming, twitching, wriggling, writhing

flailing, flapping, waving
Near Antonyms of stirring

immobility

inertia, inertness, stillness

cessation, discontinuance, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, pause, shutdown, shutoff, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination
Antonyms of stirring

motionlessness

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