thrills
Rushes of excitement
Thrills are intense feelings of excitement or pleasure—the rush you get from a roller coaster, a close game, or a narrow escape.
The word works as both noun and verb: a movie thrills audiences, or audiences seek thrills.
A thriller is a suspenseful story designed to produce this effect.
Thrill-seekers chase experiences that deliver the sensation reliably.
Quick sudden movement
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
breathless · intensity · edge · high · jolt · charge · kick · buzz
Causing thrilled fear
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
- shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
- creepyDisturbingly strange
eerie · haunting · suspense · horror · fright · dread · macabre · spooky
Intense triumphant joy
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- joyIntense positive emotion
enthusiasm · fervor · zest · enthrallment · captivation · fascination · rapture · ecstasy
Looping amusement track vehicle
- coasterPad under drinks
- dropFall or release
- loopsSelf-crossing curved shapes
- corkscrewTool for opening bottles
inversion · g-force · screams · plunge · freefall · launch · speed · whirl
Explosive light displays
- pyrotechnicsArt of explosive displays
- stuntsDangerous performed feats
- acrobaticsSkilled physical feats
- trapezeSuspended acrobatic bar
tightrope · daredevil · showstopper · extravaganza · circus · performance · display · grandeur
rush
Quick sudden movement
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
exhilaration · breathless · intensity · edge · high · jolt · charge · kick · buzz · pumped
spine-tingling
Causing thrilled fear
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
- shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
creepy · eerie · haunting · suspense · horror · fright · dread · macabre · spooky · terror
elation
Intense triumphant joy
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
joy · enthusiasm · fervor · zest · enthrallment · captivation · fascination · rapture · ecstasy · glee
rollercoaster
Looping amusement track vehicle
corkscrew · inversion · g-force · screams · plunge · freefall · launch · speed · whirl · spin
fireworks
Explosive light displays
- pyrotechnicsArt of explosive displays
- stuntsDangerous performed feats
- acrobaticsSkilled physical feats
trapeze · tightrope · daredevil · showstopper · extravaganza · circus · performance · display · grandeur · theatrics
adventurer
One pursuing exciting exploits
- daredevilReckless risk-taker
- risk-takerOne who courts peril
- pursuitAct of chasing something
chase · hunt · quest · danger · peril · risk · gamble · stakes · forbidden · taboo
- funamusement, entertainment, excitement, joy, merriment
- festivitycelebration, merriment, revelry, jubilation, gaiety
thrillsdepresses
Causes gloom or lowers
saddens · dismays · disheartens · dispirits · deflates
thrillsdiscourages
Lessens motivation to act
calms · soothes · drains · exhausts · demoralizes
- cheap thrillSuperficial, inexpensive excitement
- thrill rideAmusement designed to terrify
- thriller genreFiction built on tension
- thrill seekersPeople pursuing excitement
- thrill seekingPursuing excitement through danger
- spy thrillerFiction featuring secret agents
thrill, thrilled, thrilling, thriller, thrillers, unthrilled