Synonyms of stirring (up)

stirring (up)

verb

present participle of stir (up)

as in provoking

to bring something (volatile or intense) into being

couldn't stir up any interest in a Saturday morning outing to the art museum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provoking
• whipping (up)
• raising
• promoting
• triggering
• encouraging
• setting in motion
• abetting
• inciting
• fermenting
• fomenting
• brewing
• picking
• stimulating
• instigating
• cultivating
• setting off
• fostering
• forwarding
• inspiring
• furthering
• nurturing
• motivating
• advancing
• jazzing (up)
• nourishing
• sowing
• exciting
• detonating
• pepping (up)
• livening (up)
• rousing
• galvanizing
• activating
• energizing
• setting
• invigorating
• enlivening
• quickening
• inflaming
• vitalizing
• firing
• enflaming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reining (in)
• checking
• regulating
• holding
• restraining
• inhibiting
• discouraging
• curbing
• constraining
• taming
• soothing
• bridling
• calming
• settling
• quieting
• subduing
• allaying
• stilling
• tranquilizing
• tranquillizing