Antonyms for enthusing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : en-thooz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈθuz |
- be quiet
- be still
- bear
- bore
- bring down
- calm
- comfort
- compose
- create
- deaden
- delight
- demote
- denounce
- depress
- destroy
- deter
- discourage
- disenchant
- dishearten
- displease
- dissuade
- dull
- end
- expect
- fail
- give birth
- halt
- hire
- leave alone
- lose
- make happy
- miss
- neglect
- offend
- pacify
- please
- prevent
- put out
- quiet
- receive
- repel
- repulse
- retard
- ruin
- slow
- soothe
- stop
- take apart
- trickle
- turn off
- wait
- weaken
Definition of enthusing
Origin :- 1827, American English, back-formation from enthusiasm. Originally often humorous or with affected ignorance. Related: enthused; enthusing.
- As in impress : verb influence
- As in provoke : verb start, evoke; stimulate
- As in rave : verb be very enthusiastic
- As in send : verb please
- As in thrill : verb excite, stimulate
- As in impassion : verb fire
- As in drool : verb desire, lust after
- As in electrify : verb thrill, stimulate
- As in fire : verb excite, arouse
- As in gush : verb speak with overwhelming enthusiasm
- You commence by enthusing on philosophy: I hasten to agree with you.
- Extract from : « They and I » by Jerome K. Jerome
- How enthusing it is at all times to contemplate the courage of others!
- Extract from : « The Moonshiners At Hoho-Hebee Falls » by Charles Egbert Craddock (AKA Mary Noailles Murfree)
- Perhaps the Bishop's strongest point in dealing with men is his power of "enthusing" others.
- Extract from : « Recollections of a Busy Life » by William B. Forwood
- He wrote to the Christians comforting them and enthusing them with his own spirit.
- Extract from : « The Black-Bearded Barbarian (George Leslie Mackay) » by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor, AKA Marion Keith
Synonyms for enthusing
- affect
- amaze
- animate
- arouse
- astonish
- astound
- awaken
- awe
- babble
- be conspicuous
- be delighted
- be excited
- be mad about
- be wild about
- begin
- bestir
- blather
- blow away
- bring about
- bring down
- bring on
- bring to one's feet
- bubble
- buffalo
- build up
- bulldoze
- call forth
- carry
- carry on about
- cause
- challenge
- charge
- charm
- chatter
- commove
- cry up
- delight
- disturb
- dote on
- draw forth
- dynamize
- effervesce
- effuse
- electrify
- elicit
- enchant
- energize
- enforce
- enkindle
- enliven
- enrapture
- enthrall
- enthuse
- exalt
- excite
- fall all over
- faze
- fire
- fire up
- flush
- flutter
- fondle
- frenzy
- galvanize
- generate
- get
- give rise to
- glow
- go on about
- go over big
- grab
- grandstand
- gush
- heighten
- impassion
- incite
- induce
- inflame
- inform
- innervate
- innerve
- inspire
- inspirit
- instigate
- intensify
- intoxicate
- invigorate
- irritate
- jabber
- jar
- jolt
- juice
- key up
- kill
- kindle
- knock one's socks off
- knock out
- lead to
- lick chops
- magnetize
- make
- make a hit
- make a to-do
- make a to-do over
- make an impression
- make much of
- make splash
- motivate
- move
- occasion
- overawe
- overstate
- palpitate
- pet
- pique
- power
- praise
- prate
- prattle
- precipitate
- prime
- produce
- promote
- prompt
- provoke
- push around
- quicken
- quiver
- race one's motor
- rally
- rave
- ravish
- register
- rhapsodize
- rhapsody
- rouse
- roust
- score
- send
- shock
- show off
- slay
- slobber over
- spoil
- stagger
- startle
- stimulate
- stir
- stir up
- strike
- stun
- suscitate
- sway
- take one's breath away
- thrill
- tickle
- tingle
- titillate
- titivate
- touch
- tremble
- turn on
- waken
- want
- whet
- wire
- wow
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