thrills

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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sudden excitement n.
excite, stimulate v.

NOUN

sudden excitement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adventure fun inspiration pleasure wallop

STRONG

bang blast charge circus fireworks flash flush kicks lift refreshment response sensation stimulation tingle titillation turn-on twitter upper

WEAK

good feeling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sadness

WEAK

calm depression

VERB

excite, stimulate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

animate delight electrify enchant fire up inspire tickle titillate wow

STRONG

arouse enthuse flush flutter galvanize glow grab juice move palpitate quicken quiver rally rouse score send stir tingle tremble

WEAK

blow away go over big key up knock one's socks off race one's motor stir up turn on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage disenchant repulse

STRONG

be still calm dissuade dull lose retard weaken

WEAK

bring down depress dishearten

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thrills

The cliff divers, drawn to the thrills of the illicit jumps amplified by social media, reveled in dozens of leaps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

These are low-frills thrills, and all the more insidiously effective for it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

What Gen and Casey want is to enjoy these things for the personal thrills they offer.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

There were the thrills as they scored their first World Cup goals against Uruguay.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The overall musical effect is cinematic: shock and awe for a fin de siecle generation seeking thrills and spills galore.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall