adrenaline rushes
Heart-pounding excitement bursts
Adrenaline rushes are surges of excitement, fear, or exhilaration triggered by intense situations.
The term refers to the physical sensation when adrenaline floods the body—racing heart, heightened alertness, a feeling of being intensely alive.
People seek adrenaline rushes through extreme sports, horror movies, or risky behavior: I skydive for the adrenaline rush.
The phrase often describes any thrilling experience: The adrenaline rush of performing live never gets old.
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- heart racingRapid cardiac rhythm
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
fight-or-flight response · life or death · near death experience · fears · white-knuckle · stimulation · extreme sports · energy · skydiving · intensity · rushes · surge · thrill-seeking · bungee jumping · horror movies · danger · living on the edge · racing
adrenaline rushessedation
Drug-induced calm state
tranquility · drowsiness · lethargy · sluggishness · stupor
adrenaline rushesserenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
inner peace · calmness · equanimity · placidity · composure
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