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Synonyms of send

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Another word for send is call. Other synonyms of send are excite, animate, awaken, electrify and enflame.

Synonyms and similar words for send

verbTo get one going; move to excitement or rapture; to delight or thrill.

  • exciteTo arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
  • animateTo give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.
  • awaken
  • electrify figurativelyTo strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.
  • enflame figuratively
  • enkindle figurativelyTo kindle; to arouse or evoke.
  • enthrillTo cause to thrill.
  • exhilarateTo excite, 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.
  • inflame figurativelyTo excite or intensify (a feeling, such as an appetite or passion), especially to an excessive or unnatural level.
  • intoxicate figurativelyTo excite to enthusiasm or madness.
  • kindle figurativelyTo arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
  • quickenTo put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse.
  • rouseTo provoke (someone) to react (for example, in anger or annoyance); to spur; also, to annoy, to tease.
  • set fire to figuratively
  • set on fire figurativelyTo arouse passionate feelings in.
  • sharpen figuratively
  • stir the blood
  • thrill
  • vitaliseTo make more vigorous; to invigorate or stimulate.
  • 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.
  • work upTo raise; to excite; to stir up.
  • 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.

verbTo dispatch an agent or messenger to find and return with a specified person or thing.

verbTo bestow; to grant.

Meaning of send

  1. verb To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).
  2. verb To get one going; move to excitement or rapture; to delight or thrill.
  3. verb To amuse greatly or otherwise stun by absurdity.

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Questions about synonyms of send

What is another word for send?
Send has 38 synonyms on Word.ws, such as call, excite, animate, awaken, electrify, enflame, enkindle and enthrill.
What does send mean?
Send means to make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: send (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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