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unstimulating

stim·u·late
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stim-yuh-leyt]
    • /ˈstɪm yəˌleɪt/
    • /ˌʌnˈstɪmjʊleɪtɪŋ /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stim-yuh-leyt]
    • /ˈstɪm yəˌleɪt/

Definitions of unstimulating word

  • verb with object unstimulating to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics. 1
  • verb with object unstimulating Physiology, Medicine/Medical. to excite (a nerve, gland, etc.) to its functional activity. 1
  • verb with object unstimulating to invigorate (a person) by a food or beverage containing a stimulant, as coffee, tea, or alcoholic liquor. 1
  • verb without object unstimulating to act as a stimulus or stimulant. 1
See all 4 definitions of unstimulating

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Origin of unstimulating

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50, stimulate is from the Latin word stimulātus (past participle of stimulāre to goad). See stimulus, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Unstimulating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unstimulating

unstimulating popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for unstimulating

adj unstimulating

  • bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
  • dull as dishwater — water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.
  • milk-and-water — ineffective; wishy-washy; lacking will or strength.

adjective unstimulating

  • nerdy — Slang. of or like a nerd.
  • nothing — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
  • wimpy — of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
  • zero — the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
All 7 Synonyms of unstimulating

Antonyms for unstimulating

adj unstimulating

  • adrenalizing — to stir to action; excite: The promise of victory adrenalized the team.
  • agitative — tending to stir or agitate
  • gasser — Herbert Spencer, 1888–1963, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.
  • gripping — holding the attention or interest intensely; fascinating; enthralling: a gripping play; a gripping book.
  • hyper — overexcited; overstimulated; keyed up.

adjective unstimulating

  • animative — Tending to animate; causing animation.
  • commoving — Present participle of commove.
  • enlivening — Present participle of enliven.
  • entertaining — Providing amusement or enjoyment.
  • exciting — Causing great enthusiasm and eagerness.
All 19 Antonyms of unstimulating

Related words

  • mcjob

    an unstimulating, low-wage job with few benefits, especially in a service industry.
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