Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb animate

4 senses of animate

Sense 1
inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt -- (heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination")
       => stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir -- (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country")

Sense 2
animize, animise, animate -- (give lifelike qualities to; "animated cartoons")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 3
enliven, liven, liven up, invigorate, animate -- (make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit")
       => stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up -- (cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate")

Sense 4
animate, recreate, reanimate, revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify, revivify -- (give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health")
       => stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up -- (cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate")

Antonyms of adj animating

1 sense of animating

Sense 1
animating, enlivening -- (giving spirit and vivacity)

INDIRECT (VIA invigorating) -> debilitating -- (impairing the strength and vitality)

Similarity of adj animating

1 sense of animating

Sense 1
animating, enlivening -- (giving spirit and vivacity)
       => invigorating (vs. debilitating) -- (imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air")