Excites Synonyms and Antonyms

Stir feelings in
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. stimulates
  2. provokes
  3. moves
  4. stirs
  5. spurs
  6. awakens
  7. thrills
  8. inspires
  9. inflames
  10. agitates
  11. piques
  12. incites
  13. electrifies
  14. triggers
  15. discomposes
  16. fires
  17. bothers
  18. galvanizes
  19. upsets
  20. irritates
  21. unsettles
  22. warms
  23. titillates
  24. enlivens
  25. propels
  26. chills
  27. jolts
  28. rouses
  29. prompts
  30. jars
  31. annoys
  32. prods
  33. primes
  34. flusters
  35. goads
  36. perturbs
  37. amazes
  38. pricks
  39. astounds
  40. kindles
  41. invigorates
  42. shakes
  43. worries
  44. arouses
  45. motivates
  46. teases
  47. foments
  48. instigates
  49. convulses
  50. energizes
  51. elicits
  52. maddens
  53. infuriates
  54. distracts
  55. impels
  56. disconcerts
  57. exhilarates
  58. delights
  59. angers
  60. animates
Antonyms:
  1. bores
  2. stifles
  3. moderates
  4. tranquilizes
  5. calms
  6. composes
  7. represses
  8. quiets
  9. lulls
  10. deadens
  11. pacifies
Raise to a higher energy level
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. energizes
Stimulate sexually
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. arouses

Excites Sentence Examples

  • AdaptationThe morphological and physiological differentiation of the plant-body has, so far, been attributed to (I) the nature of the organism, that is to its inherent tendency towards higher organization, and (2) to the indefinite results of the external conditions acting as a stimulus which excites the organism to variation, but does not direct the course of variation.

  • Despite the eerie music, the mono soundtrack hardly excites.

  • A physical occurrence is but the occasion (opportunity, occasional cause) on which God excites in me a corresponding mental state; the exercise of my will is the occasion on which God moves my body.

  • The evidence, However, afforded (a) by the parallel version of Deuteronomy and (b) by the literary analysis of J and E not only fails to support this tradition, but excites the gravest suspicions as to the originality both of the form and of the position in which the Decalogue now appears.

  • Even his devotion to work, which excites our admiration, in the centre of a luxurious court, was to a great extent unprofitable, for it was mainly given to theological controversies which neither he nor any one else could settle.

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