Thesaurus:thrill

Thesaurus

thrill

English

Verb

Sense: to suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure

Synonyms

• animate
• awaken    [⇒ thesaurus]
• call up
• electrify (figurative)
• encourage
• enflame (figurative)
• enkindle (figurative)
• enliven    [⇒ thesaurus]
• enthrill
• exagitate (obsolete)
• excite
• exhilarate
• exsuscitate (obsolete)
• fillip
• fire (figurative)
• fire the blood
• foment
• galvanise (figurative)
• gin up
• incense (archaic)
• inflame (figurative)
• inspirit
• intoxicate (figurative)
• invigorate
• kindle    [⇒ thesaurus] (figurative)
• liven
• liven up
• pique
• provoke
• quicken
• rouse
• sharpen (figurative)
• stimulate
• stir
• stir the blood
• stir up
• stoke (figurative)
• suscitate (obsolete)
• thrill
• vitalize
• wake    [⇒ thesaurus]
• warm the blood
• whet (figurative)
• work up

Hyponyms

• aggravate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• arouse    [⇒ thesaurus]
• delight
• encourage
• geek out
• shudder
• tingle
• titillate

Hypernyms

• incite    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• frisson
• rush    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:exciting

Further reading

• “824. excitation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “821. feeling” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “thrill” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.