'Exhilarating' definitions:
Definition of 'exhilarating'
From: WordNet
adjective
Making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of mountain air" [syn: exhilarating, stimulating]
adjective
Making lively and joyful [syn: elating, exhilarating]
Definition of 'Exhilarating'
From: GCIDE
- Exhilarating \Ex*hil"a*ra`ting\, a. That exhilarates; cheering; gladdening. -- {Ex*hil"a*ra`ting*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'exhilarating'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- activating,
- agitating,
- animating,
- animative,
- bracing,
- breathtaking,
- brisk,
- charged,
- cheerful,
- cheering,
- cheery,
- cliff-hanging,
- comforting,
- cordial,
- crisp,
- crispy,
- delightful,
- disquieting,
- distracting,
- disturbing,
- elating,
- electric,
- elevating,
- encouraging,
- energizing,
- enlivening,
- exciting,
- exhilarative,
- fortifying,
- fresh,
- galvanic,
- glad,
- gladdening,
- good,
- happy,
- heady,
- heart-expanding,
- heart-stirring,
- heart-swelling,
- heart-thrilling,
- heart-warming,
- heartening,
- impressive,
- inflammatory,
- infusive,
- inspirational,
- inspiring,
- inspiriting,
- intoxicating,
- invigorating,
- invigorative,
- jarring,
- jolting,
- joyful,
- maddening,
- mind-blowing,
- moving,
- overcoming,
- overmastering,
- overpowering,
- overwhelming,
- perturbing,
- piquant,
- provocative,
- provoking,
- quickening,
- ravishing,
- reassuring,
- refreshful,
- refreshing,
- regaling,
- rejuvenating,
- restorative,
- rousing,
- soul-stirring,
- spirit-stirring,
- stimulating,
- stimulative,
- stirring,
- striking,
- suspenseful,
- suspensive,
- tantalizing,
- telling,
- thrilling,
- thrilly,
- tonic,
- troubling,
- unsettling,
- uplifting,
- upsetting,
- viable,
- vitalizing,
- vivifying,
- zestful,
- zesty