Synonyms for refreshing
rɪˈfrɛʃ ɪŋre·fresh·ing

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1. refreshing

   Agreeable refers to whatever gives a mild degree of pleasure; as, an agreeable perfume. Acceptable indicates a thing to be worthy of acceptance; as, an acceptable offering. Grateful is stronger than agreeable or gratifying, indicating whatever awakens a feeling akin to gratitude. A pleasant face and pleasing manners arouse pleasurable sensations, and make the possessor an agreeable companion; if possessed of intelligence, vivacity, and goodness, such a person's society will be delightful. Criminals may find each other's company congenial, but scarcely delightful. Satisfying denotes anything that is received with calm acquiescence, as substantial food, or established truth. That is welcome which is received with joyful heartiness; as, welcome tidings. Compare BEAUTIFUL; CHARMING; DELICIOUS.

   Synonyms:
   acceptable, agreeable, congenial, delicious, delightful, grateful, gratifying, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, welcome

   Antonyms:
   depressing, disappointing, distressing, hateful, horrible, melancholy, miserable, mournful, painful, saddening, woful, wretched

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1. bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonicadjective

   imparting vitality and energy

   "the bracing mountain air"

   Synonyms:
   tonic, spanking, bracing, wise, refreshful, lively, fresh, new, snappy, novel, brisk, tonal, smart, reinvigorated, unfermented, accented, impertinent, sweet, unused, saucy, merry, clean, sassy, impudent, refreshed, invigorated, zippy, rattling, overbold, alert

   Antonyms:
   old, debilitating

2. novel, refreshingadjective

   pleasantly new or different

   "common sense of a most refreshing sort"

   Synonyms:
   tonic, refreshful, novel, bracing, new, brisk, fresh

   Antonyms:
   old, debilitating

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1. refreshingadjective

   Synonyms:
   reviving, invigorating, grateful, pleasant, comfortable

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1. refreshingadjective

   Synonyms:
   reviving, reanimating, cooling, reinvigorating, refective

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1. List of paraphrases for "refreshing":

   refresh, update, bracing, updating, upgrade, comforting, upgrading, reassuring

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1. Matthew Fernando:

   Everyone we used was actually very happy and accommodating to us, it was really refreshing and made me feel really proud.

2. Marie Collins:

   The good thing about the Holy Father is he speaks without thinking, which in many ways I think is good because it is refreshing, maybe sometimes he sort of puts his foot in it, but he's an honest man and I respect him for that. It's not an opinion I would hold.

3. Andrea Gallagher:

   Weve been patiently waiting for the truth to come out and weve heard from a lot of people who are intent and have colluded for over two years to take down my husband, so to hear today that someone finally had the bravery to stand up for the truth was refreshing after all of these years, this is probably the worst-case scenario of what you could expect as a military family after nearly 20 years of service.

4. Steve Nash:

   I’m not averse to seeing how they’re doing and where they’re at, but it’s not something that I’m, like I said the other day, refreshing my feed daily.

5. Peter Oluwadare:

   It was refreshing to see the affected people and healthcare workers, you know, revitalised with the music, i feel so honoured to play there.