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 exhilarating

2 senses of exhilarating

Sense 1
exhilarating, stimulating -- (making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of mountain air")

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

Sense 2
elating, exhilarating -- (making lively and joyful)

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

Similarity of adj exhilarating

2 senses of exhilarating

Sense 1
exhilarating, stimulating -- (making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of mountain air")
       => invigorating (vs. debilitating) -- (imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air")

Sense 2
elating, exhilarating -- (making lively and joyful)
       => exciting (vs. unexciting) -- (creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip")