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Nouns (12)

excitement

n. emotional agitation and excitement

bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss

n. a rapid active commotion

disruption, disturbance, commotion, turmoil, hurly burly, to-do

n. a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

Verbs (12)

toss

v. move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"

touch

v. affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"

move around

v. move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"

shift, agitate, budge

v. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

stimulate, excite

v. stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

shake, stimulate, excite, shake up

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

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Fuzzynyms (194)

enthusiasm

n. a feeling of excitement

elan, ardor, ardour, zeal

n. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"

fire, ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency

n. feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"

anticipation, expectancy

n. pleasurable expectation

excitement, exhilaration

n. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"

brouhaha, uproar, hubbub

n. loud confused noise from many sources

scamper, scramble, scurry

n. rushing about hastily in an undignified way

agitation, ferment, unrest, fermentation

n. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"

commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult

n. the act of making a noisy disturbance

picture, scene

n. a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"

action, activity, activeness

n. the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"

life, animation, aliveness, living

n. the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"

chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsyturviness

n. a state of extreme confusion and disorder

confusion, disarray, mental confusion

n. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"

blend, intermix, immingle, intermingle, combine into one

v. combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much"

whip, whisk

v. whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"

socialize, make socialist

v. make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!"

alloy, debase

v. lower in value by increasing the base-metal content

combine, compound

v. combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients"

wake, awake, awaken, waken, come alive, wake up

v. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

force out, rout out, drive out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

electrify, charge with electricity

v. charge (a conductor) with electricity

launch, set in motion

v. get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

interchange, change, exchange

v. give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

assent, accede, acquiesce, comply

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

whip

v. thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"

deviate, divert

v. turn aside; turn away from

turn away, avert

v. turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"

bend, deflect, turn away

v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

waver, fluctuate, vacillate

v. sway to and fro

oscillate, vibrate

v. move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

stray, sidetrack, digress, depart, straggle

v. wander from a direct or straight course

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

activate, make active, enable, turn on, invoke, switch on, toggle on

v. make active or more active; "activate an old file"

brace, arouse, stimulate, energize, energise, perk up

v. cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

activate, make more adsorptive

v. of metals

activate, aerate

v. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

activate, make radioactive

v. make (substances) radioactive

delight, please, give joy

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

thrill, exalt, exhilarate

v. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

cheer, cheer up, chirk up

v. become cheerful

gladden, become glad

v. become glad or happy

set off, instigate, incite, stir up

v. provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

bother, annoy

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

rag, bother, devil, nark, nettle, gravel, irritate, mortify, get to, get at, rile, annoy, vex

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

peeve

v. cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

discourage

v. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

jog

v. stimulate to remember; "jog my memory"

prompt, inspire, instigate

v. serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"

raise, arouse, bring up, invoke, call forth, put forward, conjure up, call down

v. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

trip, trigger, spark, activate, set off, actuate, spark off, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

enervate, faze, unnerve, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

awaken, waken, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

force out, rout out, drive out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

electrify, charge with electricity

v. charge (a conductor) with electricity

Synonyms (7)

heat, inflame, stir up, fire up

v. arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"

stir up, agitate, foment

v. try to stir up public opinion

Antonyms (9)

repose, serenity, peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, heart's ease

n. the absence of mental stress or anxiety

order

n. established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"

gratify, satisfy

v. make happy or satisfied

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