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

3 senses of electrify

Sense 1
electrify -- (excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us")
       => agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up -- (cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks")

Sense 2
electrify -- (charge (a conductor) with electricity)
       => fill, fill up, make full -- (make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride")

Sense 3
electrify, wire -- (equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance")
       => adapt, accommodate -- (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country")

Antonyms of adj electrifying

1 sense of electrifying

Sense 1
electrifying, thrilling -- (causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave an electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch")

INDIRECT (VIA exciting) -> unexciting -- (not exciting; "an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life")

Similarity of adj electrifying

1 sense of electrifying

Sense 1
electrifying, thrilling -- (causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave an electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch")
       => exciting (vs. unexciting) -- (creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip")

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