ex·hil·a·rat·ing
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Definition of exhilarating
: causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
an exhilarating experience … an exhilarating ride that allows participants to catch an aerial view like they've never seen before.— Kathryn M. Roy … I would like to convey the sense of flight as it was almost at the very beginning of itself, when everything about it was miraculous and dangerous and exhilarating.— James Dickey … an exhilarating career full of deals sealed at three-martini lunches.— Andrea Cooper
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Other Words from exhilarating
exhilaratingly
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an exhilaratingly funny performance
Synonyms & Antonyms for exhilarating
Synonyms
- breathtaking,
- charged,
- electric,
- electrifying,
- exciting,
- exhilarative,
- galvanic,
- galvanizing,
- hair-raising,
- heart-stopping,
- inspiring,
- intoxicating,
- kicky,
- mind-bending,
- mind-blowing,
- mind-boggling,
- rip-roaring,
- rousing,
- stimulating,
- stirring,
- thrilling
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“Exhilarating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhilarating. Accessed 20 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of exhilarating was in 1634
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