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Synonyms and Antonyms of stimulus

something that arouses action or activity
  • seeing a Broadway play for the first time was the stimulus for her career in the theater
Synonyms of stimulus

boost, encouragement, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitation, incitement, instigation, momentum, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulant, yeast
Words Related to stimulus

inducement, invitation

antecedent, cause, consideration, grounds, motive, occasion, reason

catalyst, catalyzer, fuel, spark
Phrases Synonymous with stimulus

shot in the arm
Antonyms of stimulus

counterincentive, disincentive

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