exhilarating
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4.6
- adjective
- /ɪɡˈzɪləˌreɪtɪŋ/
- After the months of darkness, the return of daylight was exhilarating and thrilling.
- an exhilarating experience
- find exhilarating
- most exhilarating
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Watch on YouTubeI mean, my job is one of the most exhilarating jobs you could have.
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- Missing the exhilarating experience in your life?
- It's a mix of awful emotional rollercoaster and really exhilarating at the same time.
- So I think what you may be finding is people wanting more romance because it's exhilarating, it's thrilling.
- And I remember cycling across the George Washington Bridge and it was exhilarating.
- And the fact that filmmaking has all of these highs and lows and it can be exhilarating and it can be super painful.
- So I go and I pick out the the number and then I jog back and it's, it's one of the most exhilarating, but scariest things I've ever done.
- It, it's, it's exhilarating and it's, it's, you learn, you learn so much every time.
Examples
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I mean, my job is one of the most exhilarating jobs you could have.
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That was certainly an exhilarating first day.
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Oh, this is so exhilarating.
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I can't think of anything more exhilarating than a trip to London.
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Regardless of who is president, life at the White House is fast-paced, exhilarating, and, of necessity, highly political.
Academic text (1997) -
Social relationships and sharing make the polka an exhilarating celebration rather than an aerobic exercise.
Academic text (2011) -
Going on a roller coaster is an exhilarating experience that leaves you breathless.
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The concert last night was exhilarating; the energy in the crowd was electric.
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After completing the marathon, she felt exhilarated and proud of her accomplishment.
Synonyms
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1.0
Making people feel very interested and eager
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3.0
New or different in a way that feels pleasant and cheerful
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3.6
Making you feel very excited, like on a fast roller coaster
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1.0
Feeling or showing great happiness
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3.9
To make someone feel more awake and interested
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4.0
Causes strong excitement and makes people want to act
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5.8
Extremely exciting and making you feel light and happy
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4.4
Making you feel more energetic and alive
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4.5
Makes people feel a sudden, strong excitement
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2.1
Being very active and excited to do things
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4.8
Giving something more energy and excitement
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4.3
Making someone feel very happy and excited
Antonyms
How Exciting
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4.5
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3.6
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4.6
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1.0
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1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
exhilarating = exhilarate (transparent) = exhilarate + ing
Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ing' to the verb 'exhilarate'; the adjectival meaning 'causing exhilaration' is directly predictable from the verb.
Etymology
The word exhilarating comes from ex- and hilar-, where hilar- means 'cheerful' and is the same root as hilarious. So, something exhilarating 'makes you very cheerful' and full of energy.