Synonyms of jump-starting

jump-starting

verb

present participle of jump-start

as in stimulating

to give life, vigor, or spirit to

an intentionally provocative comment that was supposed to jump-start the discussion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stimulating
• energizing
• animating
• stirring
• arousing
• activating
• reviving
• enlivening
• awakening
• invigorating
• provoking
• electrifying
• vitalizing
• driving
• quickening
• triggering
• exciting
• spiking
• bracing
• strengthening
• sparking
• lifting
• inspiring
• propelling
• recreating
• firing
• boosting
• vivifying
• cheering
• motivating
• jazzing (up)
• zipping (up)
• raising
• livening (up)
• pepping (up)
• rousing
• charging
• awaking
• filliping
• amping (up)
• rallying
• resurrecting
• moving
• gingering (up)
• juicing up
• renewing
• waking (up)
• galvanizing
• motiving
• reinvigorating
• revitalizing
• fomenting
• reenergizing
• refreshing
• infusing
• buoying
• actuating
• inciting
• impelling
• resuscitating
• rekindling
• instigating
• reawakening
• reactivating
• rejuvenating
• regenerating
• kindling
• fortifying
• fermenting
• recharging
• enflaming
• abetting
• reanimating
• inflaming
• enkindling
• re-energizing
• whipping (up)
• setting off
• emboldening
• turning on
• restimulating
• steeling
• heartening
• refreshening
• reawaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• killing
• undermining
• dampening
• draining
• wearing
• deadening
• dulling
• damping
• weakening
• sapping
• exhausting
• harassing
• slowing
• inhibiting
• curbing
• debilitating
• checking
• restraining
• knocking out
• enervating
• wearing out
• burning out
• suppressing
• doing in
• washing out
• quelling
• wearying
• fatiguing
• quenching
• stunting
• repressing
• discouraging
• enfeebling
• stilling
• kayoing
• daunting
• demoralizing
• fagging
• tuckering (out)
• disheartening
• jading
• dispiriting