Antonyms for stimulative


Grammar : Adj
Spell : stim-yuh-ley-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɪm yəˌleɪ tɪv


Definition of stimulative

  • As in moving : adj affecting, exciting
  • As in bracing : adj brisk; exhilarating
  • As in exhilarant : adj exhilarating
  • As in exhilarating : adj stimulating, cheering
Example sentences :
  • It introduces us to some of our most agreeable and stimulative friendships.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • At least they have exercised a helpful and stimulative influence.
  • Extract from : « Popular scientific lectures » by Ernst Mach
  • The air was new, it was stimulative, it recharged me with buoyant youth.
  • Extract from : « The Sea and the Jungle » by H. M. Tomlinson
  • Should have a wide circulation, it is interesting and stimulative.
  • Extract from : « The Browning Cyclopdia » by Edward Berdoe
  • The warmth grew, a dry and baking heat; but stimulative rather than oppressive.
  • Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
  • He did not overrate the stimulative effect of her presence; of the mere fact of propinquity.
  • Extract from : « The Real Man » by Francis Lynde
  • The first German volume appeared in 1866; its stimulative effect upon musical Europe has been indicated.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3) » by Alexander Wheelock Thayer
  • The modus operandi of these stimulative agents is not yet fully understood.
  • Extract from : « Inorganic Plant Poisons and Stimulants » by Winifred E. Brenchley
  • It is in a measure the same sort of influence that in a later chapter is termed “stimulative education.”
  • Extract from : « Euthenics, the science of controllable environment » by Ellen H. Richards
  • Dame Tourtelot was disappointed to find the parson wincing so little as he did under her stimulative sympathy.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 » by Various

Synonyms for stimulative

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