Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb titillate
2 senses of titillate
Sense 1
tickle, titillate, vellicate -- (touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements)
=> itch -- (have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!")
Sense 2
titillate -- (excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine")
=> stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir -- (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country")
Antonyms of adj titillated
1 sense of titillated
Sense 1
teased, titillated -- (feeling mild pleasurable excitement)
INDIRECT (VIA excited) -> unexcited -- (not excited; "made an unexcited appraisal of the situation")
Similarity of adj titillated
1 sense of titillated
Sense 1
teased, titillated -- (feeling mild pleasurable excitement)
=> excited (vs. unexcited) -- (in an aroused state)