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Synonyms of exhilarate

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Another word for exhilarate is please. Other synonyms of exhilarate are content, cheer, delight, quicken and excite.

Synonyms and similar words for exhilarate

verbTo cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.

  • blissenTo make blissful or happy; fill with or impart bliss to.
  • enliven
  • light upTo make happy.
  • stimulate
  • animateTo give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
  • arouse
  • awaken figuratively
  • beghastTo fill with shock, awe, wonder, or amazement; inspire; enthuse.
  • leaven
  • brightOften followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to...
  • brighten figuratively
  • cheerTo gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
  • energize
  • enthuse
  • exalt
  • exciteTo arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
  • fire up
  • ginger
  • ginger upTo make something more interesting, fun, lively, etc.
  • inflame figurativelyTo excite or intensify (a feeling, such as an appetite or passion), especially to an excessive or unnatural level.
  • invigorate
  • inspire
  • inspirit
  • jazz
  • kindle figuratively
  • livenTo cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
  • liven up
  • perk upTo cause to be more lively or enthusiastic.
  • quickenTo put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse.
  • spice
  • spice up
  • vitaliseTo make more vigorous; to invigorate or stimulate.
  • beatifyTo make blissful.
  • enraptureTo fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.
  • begladdenTo gladden about or all over; make glad; overjoy.
  • fetch
  • cheer upTo make someone happier or less downcast.
  • contentTo give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.
  • delightTo give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
  • elateTo make joyful or proud.
  • enblissTo endue or fill with bliss; impart bliss to; make happy.
  • gladden
  • gratifyTo please.
  • happifyTo make happy.
  • happyOften followed by up: to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven.
  • heartenTo give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
  • jollifyTo make jolly.
  • make someone's dayTo make someone happy, or be a source of satisfaction, for the rest of the day.
  • pleaseTo make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
  • raise someone's spiritsTo make someone feel in a better mood.
  • rejoiceTo make happy, exhilarate.
  • turn the frown upside downTo become or make somebody else happy after being sad.
  • warm someone's heartMake glad.
  • warm the cockles of someone's heartTo provide someone with a deep feeling of contentment or happiness.
  • cherish obsoleteTo cheer, to gladden.
  • elevate obsoleteTo lift the spirits of (someone).
  • fain obsoleteTo make (someone) glad; to gladden; hence, to congratulate (someone); to welcome (someone).
  • gay dated
  • gladden someone's heart datedSynonym of warm someone's heart.
  • laetificate rareTo make, or become, happy.
  • upcheer archaicTo cheer up.

verbTo excite, to thrill.

  • electrifyTo strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.
  • work upTo raise; to excite; to stir up.
  • enflame figuratively
  • enkindle figurativelyTo kindle; to arouse or evoke.
  • enthrillTo cause to thrill.
  • fillipTo drive as if by a fillip (noun sense 1); to excite, stimulate, whet.
  • fire figurativelyTo inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
  • fire the blood
  • galvanize figurativelyTo shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.
  • gin upTo stir up, stimulate, enliven, incite.
  • ignite figurativelyTo spark off (something), to trigger.
  • intoxicate figurativelyTo excite to enthusiasm or madness.
  • rouseOriginally chiefly followed by up: to cause (an emotional reaction, a feeling, etc.); to excite, to incite, to stir up.
  • send slangTo get one going; move to excitement or rapture; to delight or thrill.
  • set fire to figuratively
  • set on fire figurativelyTo arouse passionate feelings in.
  • sharpen figuratively
  • stir the blood
  • thrill
  • wakeTo put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
  • warm the blood
  • whet figurativelyTo make more keen or to stimulate (someone's appetite, interest, etc.); to hone, to sharpen.
  • wind upTo excite.
  • exagitate obsoleteTo excite, stir up.
  • exsuscitate obsoleteTo rouse; to excite.
  • suscitate obsoleteTo rouse; to excite; to call into life and action.
  • yerk Scotland, obsoleteTo rouse or excite.

Meaning of exhilarate

  1. verb To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.
  2. verb To excite, to thrill.

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Questions about synonyms of exhilarate

What is another word for exhilarate?
Exhilarate has 88 synonyms on Word.ws, such as please, content, cheer, delight, quicken, excite, animate and rejoice.
What does exhilarate mean?
Exhilarate means to cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.

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