stimulus
[noun]
Synonyms: incentive, encouragement, fillip, goad, impetus, incitement, inducement, spur

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Related Words: boost, encouragement, inducement, invitation, urging, cause, motive, excitement, piquing, provocation, stimulation

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

stim‧u‧lus /ˈstɪmjələs, ˈstɪmjʊləs/ noun (plural stimuli /-laɪ/)
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: 'sharp stick for making animals move']

1. [countable usually singular, uncountable] something that helps a process to develop more quickly or more strongly:
Tax cuts provided the stimulus which the slow economy needed.
stimulus to
The discovery of oil acted as a stimulus to industrial development.

2. [countable] something that makes someone or something move or react:
At this age, the infant begins to react more to visual stimuli.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

stimulus
noun
ADJ. great, major, powerful, strong | negative, positive | external | initial | auditory, intellectual, sensory, verbal, visual
VERB + STIMULUS act as, give, provide | react to, respond to
STIMULUS + VERB come from sth The initial stimulus came from a letter in the newspaper.
PREP. ~ for The very act of lying down in bed should provide a strong stimulus for sleep.
~ to A reduction in corporate tax should act as a stimulus to economic activity.
PHRASES (in) response to a stimulus

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

stimulus
noun
See note at STIMULANT (stimulant)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲