Synonyms for stimulating
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Exciting
exciting, stimulative, invigorating, exhilarating, stimulant, challenging, stirring, provocative, thought-provoking, thrilling, erotic, rousing, electric, bracing
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having a manner that stimulates; serving to stimulate.
Related words
- Phrases
- follicle stimulating hormone
Example sentences
- exciting Nothing exciting ever seems to happen around here.
- exhilarating He took an exhilarating walk along the riverside.
- invigorating A sip of invigorating kvass gave him strength.
- pungent Pungent fumes arose from the chemical mixture.
- piquant The piquant aroma of his food made everyone's mouth water.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| stimulating | falling | |
| exciting | steady | |
| exhilarating | rising | |
| invigorating | rising | |
| stimulative | falling | |
| pungent | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- erotic3
- 7 letters
- bracing2, rousing2, pungent2, piquant2
- 8 letters
- electric3, exciting3, stirring2
- 9 letters
- thrilling2, stimulant3
- 11 letters
- challenging3, provocative4, stimulative4
- 12 letters
- exhilarating5, invigorating5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (erotic3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- stimulant
- Italiano
- stimolante
- Español
- estimulante