Synonyms for stimulation
stim·u·la·tion

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1. stimulationnoun

   the act of arousing an organism to action

   Synonyms:
   foreplay, input, stimulant, arousal, stimulus

2. stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, inputnoun

   any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

   Synonyms:
   comment, input signal, remark, foreplay, input, arousal, stimulus, stimulant, excitant, stimulant drug

3. stimulationnoun

   (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)

   Synonyms:
   foreplay, input, stimulant, arousal, stimulus

4. foreplay, arousal, stimulationnoun

   mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse

   Synonyms:
   arousal, rousing, stimulant, foreplay, input, stimulus

Matched Categories

1. • Arousal
   • Natural Process
   • Physiology
   • Sexual Activity

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1. List of paraphrases for "stimulation":

   pacing, stimulus, stimulating, stimulatory, stimulate, encouragement, incentive, boost

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1. Barry Komisaruk:

   Nipple stimulation activates the same sensory brain region as clitoral, vaginal, and cervical stimulation.

2. Sandi Tenfelde:

   There are lots of ways to be intimate with your partner after the birth of a baby (hand holding, cuddling, massage and genital stimulation without vaginal penetration). Finding alternate ways of being intimate without vaginal penetration can be very therapeutic for the couple.

3. Masao Miyazaki:

   When iridoid cocktails were applied on the bottom of dishes that were then covered by a punctured plastic cover, cats still exhibited licking and chewing even though they couldn't contact the chemicals directly, this means that licking and chewing is an instinctive behavior elicited by olfactory stimulation of iridoids.

4. Robert Reinhart:

   By using this type of stimulation (we found) we can reconnect or resynchronise those circuits.

5. Elaine Taylor-Klaus:

   For some people [with ADHD], there's a need for constant stimulation, what a fidget allows some people -- not all people -- with ADHD to do is to focus their attention on what they want to focus on, because there's sort of a background motion that's occupying that need.