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stimulating
stim·u·late S0760800 (stĭm′yə-lāt′)v. stim·u·lat·ed, stim·u·lat·ing, stim·u·lates v.tr.1. To rouse to action or increased activity; excite: a policy that stimulated people to protest; incentives to stimulate consumer spending. See Synonyms at provoke.2. To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or system, for example).3. To cause to be interested or engaged: Animals in zoos need to be stimulated to remain healthy.4. To cause to desire to have sex; arouse sexually.5. To excite or invigorate (a person, for example) with a stimulant.v.intr. To act or serve as a stimulant or stimulus.
[Latin stimulāre, stimulāt-, to goad on, from stimulus, goad.]
stim′u·lat′er, stim′u·la′tor n.stim′u·lat′ing·ly adv.stim′u·la′tion n.stim′u·la′tive, stim′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.stimulating (ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪtɪŋ) adj1. inspiring new ideas or enthusiasm2. (of a physical activity) making one feel refreshed and energetic ˈstimuˌlatingly advThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion"exciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"interesting - arousing or holding the attentioninvigorating - imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air"moving - arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthornestimulative - capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agentunexciting, unstimulating - not stimulating | | 2. | stimulating - that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena"stimulantstimulative - capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent | | 3. | stimulating - making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of mountain air"exhilaratinginvigorating - imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air" |
stimulatingadjective1. exciting, inspiring, stirring, provoking, intriguing, rousing, provocative, exhilarating, thought-provoking, galvanic The atmosphere was always stimulating.
exciting boring, dull, uninteresting, unexciting, uninspiring, unimaginative, mind-numbing, unstimulating, as dry as dust2. invigorating, bracing, revitalizing, revivifying the stimulating effect of adrenalinestimulatingadjective1. Serving to enliven:animating, enlivening, quickening, rousing, vitalizing, vivifying.2. Producing or stimulating physical, mental, or emotional vigor:bracing, energizing, exhilarant, exhilarating, innerving, intoxicating, invigorating, refreshing, reinvigorating, renewing, restorative, roborant, tonic.Translationsstimulate (ˈstimjuleit) verb to rouse or make more alert, active etc. After listening to the violin concerto, he felt stimulated to practise the violin again. 激發 激发ˌstimuˈlation noun 刺激(作用) 刺激（作用） ˈstimulating adjective rousing; very interesting. a stimulating discussion. 使興奮的，非常有趣的 使兴奋的，非常有趣的 IdiomsSeestimulatestimulating
Synonyms for stimulatingadj excitingSynonyms- exciting
- inspiring
- stirring
- provoking
- intriguing
- rousing
- provocative
- exhilarating
- thought-provoking
- galvanic
Antonyms- boring
- dull
- uninteresting
- unexciting
- uninspiring
- unimaginative
- mind-numbing
- unstimulating
- as dry as dust
adj invigoratingSynonyms- invigorating
- bracing
- revitalizing
- revivifying
Synonyms for stimulatingadj serving to enlivenSynonyms- animating
- enlivening
- quickening
- rousing
- vitalizing
- vivifying
adj producing or stimulating physical, mental, or emotional vigorSynonyms- bracing
- energizing
- exhilarant
- exhilarating
- innerving
- intoxicating
- invigorating
- refreshing
- reinvigorating
- renewing
- restorative
- roborant
- tonic
Synonyms for stimulatingadj rousing or quickening activity or the sensesRelated Words- exciting
- interesting
- invigorating
- moving
- stimulative
Antonymsadj that stimulatesSynonymsRelated Wordsadj making lively and cheerfulSynonymsRelated Words |