Synonyms of thrills

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noun

plural of thrill

as in kicks

a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings

everyone gets a real thrill out of the Independence Day fireworks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kicks
• boots
• rushes
• titillations
• frissons
• exhilarations
• jollies
• enjoyments
• bangs
• pleasures
• joys
• charges
• surprises
• shocks
• delights
• jolts
• wallops
• highs
• entertainments
• intoxications
• amusements
• fun
• lifts
• diversions
• arousals
• buzzes
• treats
• electrifications
• delectations

thrills

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verb

present tense third-person singular of thrill

as in excites

to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of

I was thrilled to hear that you got the promotion that you'd been so desperately wanting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excites
• delights
• electrifies
• inspires
• exhilarates
• titillates
• intrigues
• intoxicates
• galvanizes
• turns on
• enchants
• arouses
• provokes
• charges
• pumps up
• stimulates
• rivets
• incites
• interests
• captivates
• charms
• enthralls
• mesmerizes
• hypnotizes
• tantalizes
• bewitches
• spellbinds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bores
• palls
• wearies
• tires
• discourages
• disheartens
• demoralizes
• jades
• dejects
• dispirits

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thrills

Noun

One of life’s greatest thrills is watching wildlife in its natural habitat. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 2026

These are primal thrills most viewers can get behind, and having to slow down to explain the morality behind them makes for languid viewing. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026

The cars spiral over and under portions of the park’s multilevel escalator, and include four launches, an inverted dive loop, twisted pretzel loop, an inverted stall and other thrills, reaching speed of 72 mph. — Carole Horst, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

By the 2000s, there were growing concerns about the potential health effects of all those thrills across the industry. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

There will be cheer and thrills and profits generated by the burgeoning technology in the years to come. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

The beloved original delivered plenty of twists, thrills, and chills, courtesy of director Griffin Dunne and Alice Hoffman, who wrote the novels the 1998 and 2026 films are based on. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

Expedition thrills include submersibles, sea kayaks and Zodiacs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Then check out a trio of movies that deliver the same high-octane criminal thrills. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026

Verb

Railing against a new crop of progressive candidates has emerged as a more animating focus for a president who thrills to a fight. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Her strict economy, honed by her early years of writing and endlessly revising (under the exacting eye of Allene Talmey) tight captions for Vogue, thrills the editor in me. — Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

The idea unnerves critics but thrills its architects. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026

Being on the very limit — that’s what thrills him. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026

Abigail is the one who clearly thrills to performance; Shaun consistently orbits her sun, giving the impression of the bearded and bespectacled multi-instrumentalist who’d be happy jamming on the sidelines. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2026

But all that intensity and power unappreciated by that Belle Epoque audience now thrills us to our core. — Luis Palomares, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026

The mind thrills to imagine a genderless prophet among the brocades and buckskin breeches of Revolutionary America, weirding out the normies, sticking a flower in the barrel of a musket, and goading the new nation to let its hair down—literally. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

While airborne, the dancer crosses his legs in the air twice before landing, a feat that thrills ballet enthusiasts who are known to burst into applause at its conclusion. — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025