GALVANIZING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of galvanizing

as in breathtaking

causing great emotional or mental stimulation the presentation on the international aid organization was galvanizing and thought-provoking

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galvanizing

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verb

present participle of galvanize

as in thrilling

to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings theatergoers were galvanized by the actor's powerhouse performance as Hamlet

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Recent Examples of galvanizing

Adjective

The January 2023 shooting of the environmental activist, known as Tortuguita, became a galvanizing moment for protests against Atlanta’s police training center. — R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 That wouldn’t matter so much if The Dreadful were more galvanizing. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026

Verb

The revelation resurfaced following news of her death on Sunday and fans responded by galvanizing a boycott of all Neutrogena products. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026 At the center of the effort was sixth-year linebacker Nick Bolton, the quarterback of the unit, who focused on galvanizing the troops to create havoc and slow down an offense that had been humming earlier in the frame. — Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for galvanizing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for galvanizing

Adjective

Desperate for a rebound after his worst finish of the Chase, the defending series champion expanded his points lead by a wide margin with a breathtaking rally from 11th to first on the final lap.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Words fail, however, when attempting to describe the breathtaking view.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of breathtaking

Verb

Slumps and funks come for everyone, and a five-foot-nine right fielder for the Brewers named Sal Frelick might launch a home run in Game Two of the World Series to cap off a thrilling late-game comeback.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Joseph Paintsil scored his first two goals since August as the Galaxy hung on impressively for a point, but endangered their own playoff hopes by blowing the lead in another thrilling El Tráfico derby.

— Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of thrilling

Adjective

Perhaps less exciting is the fact her failures are more than just the flawed Edison machine.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
The radio series takes in interviews with academic hormone specialists, including the team at Imperial College in London who are conducting some of the most exciting and innovative research in this area.

— Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of exciting

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The first order of business for the energy transition is electrifying applications like vehicles and heating and making sure that the electricity that powers them is made using renewables.

— Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Hicks drove the next pitch to right-center for a 3-0 lead, electrifying the towel-waving, cowbell-ringing crowd of 32,125 fans at Tropicana Field.

— Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of electrifying

Adjective

An interesting detail is that four ESSMs can fit into one compatible launch cell.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
That leaves an interesting question about how cities should handle future confrontations between pedestrians and commercial robots.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of interesting

Adjective

And while a country pivot for Boyz II Men is plenty intriguing in and of itself, the 2027 album will also be the trio’s first in 10 years since 2017’s Under the Streetlight.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026
Still, there's something intriguing about the idea of a child becoming an investor before graduating from high school.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of intriguing

Adjective

Vehicles shipped from China accounted for 40% of global electric-car exports in 2024.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
However, making a molecule rotate predictably under an electric current while maintaining electrical contact with metal electrodes has remained a challenge.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of electric

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