exhilarate
Fill with joy
To exhilarate is to fill someone with excitement, energy, or joy.
The word suggests a physical rush—quickened pulse, heightened alertness: The cold mountain air exhilarated her.
Things that exhilarate tend to be intense or liberating: a fast ride, a close victory, unexpected good news.
The adjective exhilarating describes the cause; exhilarated describes the feeling.
Provoke into activity
- invigorateTo fill with energy
- revitalizeRestore strength and vitality
- enlivenMake more spirited
- galvanizeStimulate into action
awaken · boost · activate · empower · rejuvenate · refresh · recharge · spark
Intense triumphant joy
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- joyIntense positive emotion
jubilation · glee · delight · exultation · buoyancy · high spirits · walking on air · cloud nine
Stir to action
- elevateTo raise upward
- transportMoving things between places
- heartenTo give courage
- cheerJoyfulness or encouragement
gladden · buoy · enthuse · stir · move · thrill · delight · captivate
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- rushQuick sudden movement
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
skydiving · rollercoaster · bungee · daredevil · edge-of-seat · speeding · death-defying · freefall
stimulate
Provoke into activity
- invigorateTo fill with energy
- revitalizeRestore strength and vitality
- enlivenMake more spirited
galvanize · awaken · boost · activate · empower · rejuvenate · refresh · recharge · spark · renew
elation
Intense triumphant joy
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
joy · jubilation · glee · delight · exultation · buoyancy · high spirits · walking on air · cloud nine · rush
inspire
Stir to action
cheer · gladden · buoy · enthuse · stir · move · thrill · delight · captivate · enchant
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- rushQuick sudden movement
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
breathtaking · skydiving · rollercoaster · bungee · daredevil · edge-of-seat · speeding · death-defying · freefall · wild ride
exhilaratedepress
Lower or sadden
sadden · dishearten · dispirit · deject · demoralize
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