Synonyms for exhilarate

Most common

1. Cheer — to cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate

2. Thrill — to excite, to thrill

Other

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v. 1
To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.
Good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates the drinker.
v. 2
To excite, to thrill.

Past participle: exhilarated
e.g. exhilarated → cheered, inspired, delighted, stimulated…

cheer He tried to cheer up his wife, but wasn't able to.
inspire We may give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.
rejoice Our enemies will rejoice the moment we fall, idiot!
enliven I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.
kindle Will you buy a Kindle, a Nook or a Kobo eReader?
thrill Yanni is thrill his daughter is gonna be with him.

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

4 letters: fire², send¹, glad¹, whet¹, yerk
5 letters: cheer¹, amuse², rouse¹, elate²
6 letters: please¹, kindle², thrill¹, divert², ignite², excite², arouse²
7 letters: inspire², delight², rejoice², animate³, sharpen², quicken², enliven³, gladden²
8 letters: brighten², energize³, energise, inspirit, enkindle
9 letters: stimulate³, electrify⁴, galvanize³, galvanise, suscitate
10 letters: invigorate⁴, intoxicate⁴
11 letters: exsuscitate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire² = 2 syllables).