Synonyms of thrills

thrills 1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

October is spooky season, and this week's offerings from Disney+ and Hulu lean into the chills and thrills. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Roller coasters are designed to deliver thrills through sudden drops, sharp turns and rapid changes in speed, but what kinds of injuries can these forces cause? — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Not everybody getting off the ride, stumbling to see their picture on the wall, agrees that the thrills were worth the chills. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Spooky season is all about getting your thrills, and for the literary-inclined, there is plenty to look forward to this month. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 8 Oct. 2026

The Grammy-winning ensemble will host a night of symphonic thrills at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre. — Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Thanks to Breck Create, which puts on the Breckenridge International Festival of Art each summer, there are a few very easy trail spots to access for fun thrills. — Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

By having the courage to avoid ecstatic thrills and powerful peaks, Bowery Electric forces you to abide with the sound and absorb it without being able to do anything with it. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 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

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