Synonyms of shot in the arm

shot in the arm

phrase

as in incentive

something that arouses action or activity

Getting laid off was the shot in the arm he needed to go back to school.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incentive
• impetus
• encouragement
• motivation
• stimulus
• reason
• impulse
• momentum
• catalyst
• yeast
• spur
• stimulant
• cause
• invitation
• consideration
• provocation
• incitement
• incitation
• instigation
• goad
• fuel
• boost
• inducement
• motive
• occasion
• grounds
• antecedent
• spark
• catalyzer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disincentive
• counterincentive