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Stimulus

A goad; hence, something that rouses the mind or spirits; an incentive; as, the hope of gain is a powerful stimulus to labor and action.

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Cue 76% connected

The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.

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Elicitation 76% connected

The act of eliciting.

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Evocation 76% connected

The act of calling out or forth.

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Induction 76% connected

The act or process of inducting or bringing in; introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement.

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Kick 76% connected

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

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Reinforcement 76% connected

See Reenforcement.

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Broader term 1

Information 76% connected

The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence.

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Excite 74% connected

To call to activity in any way; to rouse to feeling; to kindle to passionate emotion; to stir up to combined or general activity; as, to excite a per…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Excite 74% connected

To call to activity in any way; to rouse to feeling; to kindle to passionate emotion; to stir up to combined or general activity; as, to excite a per…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Stimulant 92% connected

Serving to stimulate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Stimulation 92% connected

The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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