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stimulating

stimulating

1 3.9
To make someone feel more awake and interested
  • adjective
  • /ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : estimulante
  • Her stimulating ideas encouraged the team to think outside the box and come up with innovative solutions.

We'll do our very best to be stimulating and engaging.

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Examples

  • And hopefully it'll be stimulating and thought provoking for you.

  • Well, this has been stimulating, to say the least.

  • So as much as it's stimulating, even that can be too much.

  • And it was a very, very stimulating first panel.

  • We'll do our very best to be stimulating and engaging.

  • I, I've personally, I found Borges to be quite stimulating when I was younger myself.

  • IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER VERY INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING EVENING.

  • The professor gave a stimulating lecture that inspired many students to engage in discussions.

  • After a stimulating debate, the participants felt energized and ready to take action.

Synonyms

exciting
vsstimulating
1.0

Making people feel very interested and eager

promotes interest and alertness but with milder emotional intensity
entertaining
vsstimulating
202 1.7

Makes watching or listening enjoyable

focuses on sparking interest and activity rather than just amusing people
thrilling
vsstimulating
102 3.6

Making you feel very excited, like on a fast roller coaster

raises interest and alertness but less tied to danger and shock
exhilarating
vsstimulating
50 4.6

Making you feel very happy and full of energy

boosts interest and alertness more moderately than extreme exhilaration
electrifying
vsstimulating
16 4.5

Makes people feel a sudden, strong excitement

encourages interest and alertness more gently rather than with sudden shock
engaging
vsstimulating
12 3.5

Holding your attention because it is pleasant or interesting

draws interest but focuses more on activity and alertness
galvanizing
vsstimulating
1 6.8

Causing people to become suddenly excited and ready to act

encourages steady interest and alertness rather than sudden intense change
enlivening
vsstimulating
1 4.8

Giving something more energy and excitement

encourages action and alertness rather than just adding liveliness
motivating
vsstimulating
3.7

Making someone want to try or work harder

encourages interest and alertness rather than giving a specific incentive

Antonyms

721 1.0

Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient

Does not interest, excite, or make people feel energetic

Compounds

A chemical made by a small gland at the base of the brain that helps eggs grow and sperm form

A chemical made by a gland in the brain that controls skin color by acting on cells that make pigment

A hormone from a small gland in the brain that makes females release eggs and males produce male hormones

5.1

A chemical made by a gland at the base of the brain that tells the thyroid to make hormones

How Stimulating

exciting
1.0
inspiring
138 3.6
stimulating
1 3.9
engaging
12 3.5
interesting
1.0

Surface Forms

stimulating positive

Morphology

stimulating = stimulate (transparent) = stimulate + ing

A standard adjectival use of the present-participial '-ing' on the verb 'stimulate', so the meaning is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Stimulating comes from the Latin word stimulus, which meant a 'poke' or 'nudge' used to make an animal move. So a stimulating thing is like a small push that makes you feel more active, alert, or interested.