Synonyms for quicken

Synonyms for (verb) quicken

Synonyms: revive, revivify, recreate, renovate, repair, quicken, reanimate, vivify, animate

Definition: give new life or energy to

Usage: A hot soup will revive me; This will renovate my spirits; This treatment repaired my health

Similar words: stimulate, brace, arouse, energise, energize, perk up

Definition: cause to be alert and energetic

Usage: Coffee and tea stimulate me; This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate


Synonyms: quicken

Definition: show signs of life

Usage: the fetus quickened

Similar words: move

Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right


Synonyms: speed, speed up, accelerate, quicken

Definition: move faster

Usage: The car accelerated

Similar words: deepen, intensify

Definition: become more intense

Usage: The debate intensified; His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan


Synonyms: invigorate, quicken

Definition: give life or energy to

Usage: The cold water invigorated him

Similar words: stimulate, excite

Definition: act as a stimulant

Usage: The book stimulated her imagination; This play stimulates


Synonyms: whet, quicken

Definition: make keen or more acute

Usage: whet my appetite

Similar words: stimulate, stir, excite

Definition: stir feelings in

Usage: stimulate my appetite; excite the audience; stir emotions


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