TITILLATED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

titillated

verb

past tense of titillate

as in thrilled

to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings tabloids titillate their readers with racy details about the private lives of media-created celebrities

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Recent Examples of titillated The comment at a rally last Sunday titillated, provoked and enraged different audiences simultaneously, all but guaranteeing saturation news coverage and even more attention. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 The others followed, and the titillated-horrified crowd quietly walked back into the night. — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 Prepare to be tantalized and titillated at A Cause for Applause, a burlesque show coming to Lot 46 Music Bar in Edgewater on Sunday, March 22. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026 Recent Democratic stars rising out of Texas titillated the base, not the middle let alone the right. — Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Mar. 2026 The average viewer imagines all sort of carnal activities happening, titillated by what might appear onscreen once the visuals kick in. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026 Teddy declares, simultaneously aghast and titillated. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026

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Edwin Díaz’s walk-in music once had been a rallying cry for fans thrilled to see the Dodgers’ newest star take the mound.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
In speaking with folks who live here, they are thrilled the city is now getting involved but are hesitant to claim any kind of victory just yet.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of thrilled

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Barcelona was linked to Sporting CP’s Luis Suarez on Friday, and that news hardly excited Culers, who might have to get used to seeing someone like Lamine Yamal or Anthony Gordon as a false nine instead in 2026/2027.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
What excited us about the Daisy Chain Reaction was the opportunity to give Olivia Rodrigo’s incredible community of fans that extra invitation to take that first step.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of excited

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Yet the line was electrified by induction from adjacent lines again in 2018, electrocuting a lineman who touched the conductor, the court filing said.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Port officials say nuclear power could become one source of the clean, around-the-clock electricity needed as port infrastructure becomes increasingly electrified.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of electrified

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