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arousing
adjective as in exciting
Strongest matches
Strong matches
adjective as in hopeful
Strongest matches
adjective as in intriguing
adjective as in moving
Strongest matches
adjective as in pitiable
Weak matches
- abject
- affecting
- afflicted
- base
- beggarly
- cheap
- cheerless
- comfortless
- commiserative
- compassionate
- contemptible
- deplorable
- despicable
- dismal
- distressed
- distressing
- grievous
- heartbreaking
- heartrending
- inadequate
- insignificant
- joyless
- lamentable
- low
- mean
- miserable
- mournful
- moving
- paltry
- pathetic
- piteous
- poor
- rueful
- ruthful
- sad
- scurvy
- shabby
- sorrowful
- sorry
- stirring
- suffering
- tearful
- touching
- vile
- woeful
- worthless
- wretched
adjective as in pitiful
Strongest matches
adjective as in provocative
adjective as in quickening
adjective as in reinvigorating
Strong matches
adjective as in renewing
Strong matches
adjective as in roborant
Weak matches
- adrenalizing
- appealing
- bracing
- breathtaking
- challenging
- electrifying
- energizing
- exhilarant
- exhilarating
- gripping
- hair-raising
- hectic
- innerving
- inspiring
- interesting
- intoxicating
- invigorating
- lively
- moving
- provocative
- refreshing
- reinvigorating
- renewing
- restorative
- rousing
- spine-tingling
- stimulating
- stirring
- thought-provoking
- thrilling
- titillating
adjective as in ruthful
Weak matches
- abject
- affecting
- afflicted
- base
- beggarly
- cheap
- cheerless
- comfortless
- commiserative
- compassionate
- contemptible
- deplorable
- despicable
- dismal
- distressed
- distressing
- grievous
- heartbreaking
- heartrending
- inadequate
- insignificant
- joyless
- lamentable
- low
- mean
- miserable
- mournful
- moving
- paltry
- pathetic
- piteous
- pitiable
- poor
- rueful
- sad
- scurvy
- shabby
- sorrowful
- sorry
- stirring
- suffering
- tearful
- touching
- vile
- woeful
- worthless
- wretched
adjective as in sensual
adjective as in sexy
adjective as in stimulating
adjective as in stirring
adjective as in vitalizing
adjective as in vivifying
Example Sentences
Mr Hastings said her peculiar nature meant she could say things without arousing much suspicion.
"It is very dangerous, we already know from earlier episodes with him, because lone actors can grab a gun or bomb and kill innocent people. Social media makes this approach much more effective in misinforming and arousing millions of people."
Nobody wants some of these things in real life, but turned into play, they can become highly arousing, exciting and satisfying.
Patients with more complicated injuries have been transferred from the field hospital to civilian hospitals, but it has been done covertly to avoid arousing the public’s attention, Barilan said.
Arnow films her own nude body with the kind of frankness that is called brave because she wants to be more confrontational than arousing.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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