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invigorating

invigorating

9 4.4
Making you feel more energetic and alive
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈvɪɡəˌreɪtɪŋ/
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  • A morning run in the crisp air is invigorating and gives me a boost for the rest of the day.
  • the most invigorating

Like what about, you know, his philosophy on food or life that you find so infectious and and so, you know, effervescent and invigorating?

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Examples

  • It's both invigorating and enlightening to be a part of all that dialogue.

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  • Ah, I find this collegiate atmosphere very invigorating.

  • The effect is most invigorating.

  • Actually, it was rather invigorating.

  • So what makes a fun, invigorating, productive environment?

  • Please enjoy this invigorating episode with Matthew B Cox.

  • Altogether, the street scene was lively and invigorating.

    Academic text (2006)
  • It's invigorating for the mind, and it also can help support healthy joints, ligaments and tendons.

  • Staycations can be every bit as relaxing and invigorating as a more expensive and expansive trip.

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  • I now invite you to join me on this invigorating journey into the bowels of constitutional jurisprudence.

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Synonyms

exhilarating
vsinvigorating
50 4.6

Making you feel very happy and full of energy

offers steadier bodily energy instead of short strong excitement
refreshing
vsinvigorating
1 3.0

New or different in a way that feels pleasant and cheerful

focuses on bodily strength and renewed energy
enlivening
vsinvigorating
1 4.8

Giving something more energy and excitement

brings physical strength and a sense of vitality

Antonyms

92 3.2

To make you feel very tired

33 7.5

Causing serious weakness that stops normal daily activities

1 4.4

Making you feel very tired and low on energy

How Energizing

invigorating
9 4.4
stimulating
1 3.9
refreshing
1 2.6

Surface Forms

invigorating positive

Morphology

invigorating = invigorate (semi-transparent) = in + vigor + ate + ing

Standard adjectival use of the participial suffix '-ing' from the verb 'invigorate', meaning 'giving energy or vitality'.

Etymology

Invigorating comes from the parts in- 'in' and vigor 'life' or 'energy', and you can see the same root in the word vigorous. So, something invigorating puts energy into you and makes you feel more alive.