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

1 sense of exhilarate

Sense 1
exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify -- (fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success")
       => elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate -- (fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits")

Antonyms of adj exhilarated

1 sense of exhilarated

Sense 1
gladdened, exhilarated -- (made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive")

INDIRECT (VIA elated) -> dejected -- (affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful")

Similarity of adj exhilarated

1 sense of exhilarated

Sense 1
gladdened, exhilarated -- (made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive")
       => elated (vs. dejected) -- (exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited")