🚀stimulus

noun
/ˈstɪmjʊləs/

Meaning

Something that causes a reaction, activity, or growth.
something that encourages activity or development; incentive
A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.

Example Sentences

The bonus acted as a stimulus for better performance.

The government provided economic stimulus to boost the economy.

Plants respond to external stimulus.

Example Expressions

economic stimulus

Synonyms

incentive, spur, motivation, encouragement, trigger, impulse, prompt, catalyst, motivator
Entry 1
incentive, spur, motivation, encouragement, trigger
Entry 2
incentive, motivation, encouragement
Entry 3
trigger, impulse, prompt, catalyst, motivator, incentive

Antonyms

deterrent, hindrance, discouragement, suppression, inhibitor, obstacle, barrier
Entry 1
deterrent, hindrance
Entry 2
deterrent, discouragement
Entry 3
hindrance, suppression, deterrent, inhibitor, obstacle, barrier

Collocations

economic stimulus, strong stimulus, external stimulus, direct stimulus, stimulus package
Entry 1
economic stimulus, strong stimulus, external stimulus, direct stimulus
Entry 2
economic stimulus, stimulus package, external stimulus

Related Vocabularies

the quality of being easily harmed or attacked
the state of having two opposite or contradictory tendencies, opinions, or aspects
the scientific study of the mind and behavior
The action of making something poorer in quality by the addition of another substance.
A metric unit of length equal to ten meters.
The time yet to come.

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