Stimulus synonyms and antonyms

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inducement
Anything that induces; motive; incentive
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stimulant
Something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm.
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provocation
(Emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
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encouragement
Something that encourages
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propellant
A person or thing that propels
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spur
A buttress, as of masonry, or any similar structure
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impetus
An activity in response to a stimulus.
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impulse
(Physiol.) The progressive wave of excitation over a muscle or nerve fiber, which causes or inhibits activity in the body
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incentive
Something that stimulates one to take action, work harder, etc.; stimulus
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cause (related)
A basis for an action or response; a reason:
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stimulation
A pushing or goading toward action.
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boost
A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.
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catalyst
(Chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
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cue
(Psychol.) A secondary stimulus that guides behavior, often without entering consciousness
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hindrance (antonym)
Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
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goad
A sharp-pointed stick used in driving oxen
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incitement
A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion.
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fillip
Anything that stimulates or livens up; piquant element
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motivation
(Advertising) a research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.
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motive
An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action. [from 15th c.]
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prod
A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.
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push
A provocation to action; a stimulus:
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stimulator
A person, device or substance that stimulates.
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incitation
The act of inciting or moving to action.
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instigation
The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.
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trigger
A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
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auditory (related)
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perceptual (related)
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excitation (related)
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nociceptors (related)
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arousal (related)
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transient (related)
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tranquilizer (antonym)
(Pharmacology) A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension; a sedative.
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classical-conditioning (related)
(Psychology) The use of a neutral stimulus, originally paired with one that invokes a response, to generate a conditioned response
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sting
The definition of a sting is a pricking, wounding or causing of pain, or the pain or wound from such an act, or is slang and means a situation in which undercover agents trap criminals.
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discouragement (antonym)
The fact, state, or feeling of being discouraged
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pl. stimuli
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deterrent (antonym)
Deterrent is defined as something that prevents or blocks.
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input
Something put into a system or expended in its operation to achieve output or a result, especially:
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Stimulus Sentence Examples

  • The statistics of the killed usually afford all necessary stimulus to improvement.

  • My teacher, realizing this, determined to supply the kinds of stimulus I lacked.

  • The genuine significance of Leo lies rather in the stimulus which he gave.

  • Preaching once more was based on the Bible, which was expounded with force and earnestness, and though throughout the century there remained a good' many pulpiteers who produced nothing but solemn fudge, the example and stimulus given by Wesley and Whitefield were almost immeasurably productive.

  • Its geographical position and history have rendered Portugal very dependent for intellectual stimulus and literary culture on foreign countries, and writers on Portuguese literature are wont to divide their subjects into periods corresponding to the literary currents from abroad which have modified its evolution.

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