Antonyms for exhilarating

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ig-zil-uh-reyt

Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈzɪl əˌreɪt

Definition of exhilarating

Origin : 1530s, from Latin exhilaratus "cheerful, merry," past participle of exhilarare "gladden, cheer," from ex- "thoroughly" (see ex-) + hilarare "make cheerful," from hilarus "cheerful" (see hilarity). Related: Exhilarated; exhilarating.

adj stimulating, cheering

Example sentences :

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

This would be an exhilarating sensation, and it would be safe.
Extract from : « John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein » by Frank R. Stockton

I liked it also very much, for it was so exhilarating, and I felt so well and so strong.
Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu

The exhilarating swiftness of the success infected every one.
Extract from : « Pushed and the Return Push » by George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)

The exhilarating memory of that day is one which will die only when we do.
Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

Here the carver works in an atmosphere of exhilarating emulation.
Extract from : « Wood-Carving » by George Jack

The arrival of an ice ship at Calcutta is an exhilarating scene.
Extract from : « Captains of Industry » by James Parton

I have seldom had a happier hour than that of our swift, exhilarating drive.
Extract from : « The Blunders of a Bashful Man » by Metta Victoria Fuller Victor

This exhilarating game is known in some parts of the world as "shinty."
Extract from : « Denmark » by M. Pearson Thomson

After an exhilarating plunge in the surf, Frank set about getting his breakfast.
Extract from : « Golden Days for Boys and Girls » by Various

Synonyms for exhilarating

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