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| Main Entry: |
stimulant
 [stim-yuh-luhnt] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substance that invigorates |
| Synonyms: | analeptic, bracer, catalyst, drug, energizer, excitant, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitation, incitement, motivation, motive, pick-me-up, restorative, reviver, shot in the arm, spark plug, spur, stimulus, tonic, upper |
| Notes: | a stimulant is a drug; a stimulus is anything encouraging an action (but rarely is it a drug) |
| Antonyms: | depressant |
| Main Entry: | catalyst |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which incites activity |
| Synonyms: | adjuvant, agitator, enzyme, goad, impetus, impulse, incendiary, incentive, incitation, incitement, motivation, radical stimulus, reactant, reactionary, spark plug, spur, stimulant, synergist, wave maker |
| Antonyms: | block, blockage, preventer, prevention |
| Main Entry: | dope |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drug |
| Synonyms: | narcotic, opiate, stimulant |
Example Sentences
- Stimulant medication does improve attention and positively affect school performance and self-esteem.
- He had few takers until he began selling dietary supplements, some containing the powerful but unregulated stimulant ephedra.
- Most responded vigorously to stimulant medication, and then were able to reorder their lives.
| Main Entry: | drug |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | medication |
| Synonyms: | biologic, cure, depressant, dope, essence, medicament, medicinal, medicine, narcotic, opiate, pharmaceutic, pharmaceutical, physic, pill, poison, potion, prescription, remedy, sedative, stimulant, tonic |
| Main Entry: | fetish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obsession |
| Synonyms: | bias, craze*, desire, fixation, golden calf, idée fixe, leaning, luck, mania, partiality, penchant, periapt, predilection, prejudice, preoccupation, prepossession, proclivity, propensity, stimulant, thing* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impetus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stimulus, force |
| Synonyms: | catalyst, energy, goad, impulse, impulsion, incentive, incitation, incitement, momentum, motivation, power, pressure, push, spur, stimulant, urge |
| Antonyms: | block, check, hindrance |
| Main Entry: | incentive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lure, inducement |
| Synonyms: | allurement, bait, carrot, catalyst, come-on, consideration, determinant, drive, encouragement, enticement, excuse, exhortation, goad, ground, impetus, impulse, incitement, influence, insistence, inspiration, instigation, motivation, motive, persuasion, provocation, purpose, rationale, reason, reason why, spring, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus, temptation, urge, whip |
| Notes: | the temporal orientation of incentive is toward the future; that of inducement is toward the past |
| Antonyms: | block, hindrance, turn-off |
| Main Entry: | potion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | concoction prepared for mental or physical effect |
| Synonyms: | aromatic, brew, cordial, cup, dose, draft, dram, draught, drink, elixir, libation, liquid, liquor, medicine, mixture, nip, philter, remedy, restorative, spirits, stimulant, tonic |
| Main Entry: | provocative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aggravating |
| Synonyms: | annoying, challenging, disturbing, exciting, galling, goading, heady, incensing, inciting, influential, inspirational, insulting, intoxicating, offensive, outrageous, provoking, pushing, spurring, stimulant, stimulating |
| Antonyms: | repressive, suppressive, unprovocative |
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