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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
Mice are nocturnal and are "polyphasic sleepers" -- napping for a few minutes before arousing briefly to survey their environment and then resuming their slumber.
Mr Hastings said her peculiar nature meant she could say things without arousing much suspicion.
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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