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stimulative

stimulative

6 7.9
Causes the body and mind to become more active, like coffee or some medicines
  • adjective
  • /ˈstɪmjʊlətɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : estimulante
  • Caffeine is a common stimulative substance that can enhance physical performance and concentration.
  • stimulative effect
  • stimulative policies
  • stimulative impact

We have to not allow them to have a stimulative action.

Examples

  • The new supplements have a stimulative effect on mental alertness, helping students focus during exams.

  • Doctors warn that certain stimulative medications can increase heart rate and energy levels significantly.

  • You claim that the world would have been better off without stimulative spending.

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  • So Japan said, OK, well, let's just be less stimulative to our economy.

  • Now let us consider direct federal government purchases of goods and services and their stimulative impact.

    Academic text (2011)

  • We also need short-term stimulative measures.

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  • The lack of further stimulative support, combined with rising taxes in 2013, will impede economic growth further.

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  • In basically any Keynesian framework, this is going to be stimulative.

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  • Stimulative fiscal policy is out for the USA and Eurozone, mostly for political reasons.

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  • In explaining how monetary policy can be stimulative in today's speech, Bernanke suggests it's all about interest rates.

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Synonyms

stimulatory
vsstimulative
  • Specialized
1 6.9

Causing cells, organs, or the body to become more active

includes psychological arousal and chemical agents as well as biological stimulation
excitative
vsstimulative
  • Specialized
9.9

Cause increased activity or alertness in the body

includes psychological arousal and applies beyond drug-caused physiological excitement

Antonyms

depressant
  • Specialized
1 6.6

Causing the body or mind to work more slowly

How Stimulating

exciting
∞ 1.0
stimulative
  • Specialized
6 7.9

Surface Forms

stimulativе positive

Morphology

stimulative = stimulate (transparent) = stimulate + ive

Formed by the regular adjective suffix '-ive' added to the verb 'stimulate', yielding the meaning 'having or causing stimulation', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Stimulative comes from the Latin stimulus, meaning 'goad' or 'prick', and the same root appears in the English word stimulant. So, something stimulative 'pokes' or pushes the body or mind to become more active.