Stimulating

  • 1stimulating — UK US /ˈstɪmjəleɪtɪŋ/ adjective ► encouraging interest or new ideas: »We had a stimulating discussion about the new sales campaign. »Working with such interesting people has been very stimulating …

    Financial and business terms

  • 2stimulating — index causative, constructive (creative), impulsive (impelling), moving (evoking emotion), provocative, remedial …

    Law dictionary

  • 3stimulating — [adj] exciting adrenalizing, appealing, arousing, bracing, breathtaking, challenging, electrifying, energizing, exhilarating, gripping, hair raising*, hectic, inspiring, interesting, invigorating, lively, moving, provocative, rousing, spine… …

    New thesaurus

  • 4stimulating — adj. stimulating to + inf. (it is stimulating intellectually to live in a large city) * * * stimulating to + inf. (it is stimulating intellectually to live in a large city) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 5stimulating — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ find sb/sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ hig …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 6stimulating — stim|u|lat|ing [ˈstımjuleıtıŋ] adj 1.) exciting or full of new ideas ≠ ↑boring ▪ a stimulating discussion of world politics 2.) making you feel more active ▪ the stimulating effects of coffee and tea …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7stimulating — adjective 1 exciting or full of new ideas: We had a most stimulating conversation. 2 making you feel more active and healthy: I find mountain air much more stimulating …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8stimulating — adjective 1) a stimulating effect on the circulation Syn: restorative, tonic, invigorating, bracing, energizing, reviving, refreshing, revitalizing, revivifying; Medicine analeptic Ant: sedative 2) a stimulating lecture …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 9Stimulating — Stimulate Stim u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stimulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stimulating}.] [L. stimulatus, p. p. of stimulare to prick or goad on, to incite, fr. stimulus a goad. See {Stimulus}.] 1. To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10stimulating — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. exciting, rousing, energizing, stirring, invigorating, bracing, exhilarating, heart quickening, pulse quickening, *adrenalizing, interesting, fascinating, thought provoking, titillating, provocative, gripping,… …

    English dictionary for students

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