Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for adrenaline.
Definitions

adrenaline

[uh-dren-l-in, -een] / əˈdrɛn l ɪn, -ˌin /
NOUN
state of excitement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
epinephrine
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Electric bikes, motorcycles and dirt bikes have surged in popularity in recent years and are especially popular among teenagers, offering them a new means of freedom and adrenaline.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

When energy levels drop, hormones like adrenaline activate HSL, triggering the release of fat that can be used by organs throughout the body.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

He said he tried to stay calm while he packed some belongings, but admitted that the "adrenaline is going quite a bit at this point".

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The actress plays an outdoors-loving adrenaline junkie harassed by a group of hunters in director Baltasar Kormákur’s spectacular, unsettling film.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

He could feel the adrenaline coursing through his system, his whole body on alert.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix



Vocabulary lists containing adrenaline