stimulant B2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˈstɪmjʊlənt/ See IPA manual Freq #30802 Meanings 1 noun A substance or drug that makes the body or mind more active. Caffeine is a mild stimulant found in coffee and tea. 2 noun Something that encourages activity, interest, or growth. Lower taxes can act as a stimulant to the economy. 3 adj Having the effect of making the body or mind more active. The drink has a stimulant effect that keeps you awake. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a substance or drug that... excitant 3 adj · having the effect of making... stimulating More psychostimulant Word family Forms stimulants Derived forms biostimulantcardiostimulantchemostimulantcontrastimulantcostimulantdestimulantgonadostimulantimmunostimulantneurostimulantnonstimulantphagostimulantphytostimulant Common collocations stimulant drug Adjective + noun Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stimulant **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈstɪmjʊlənt/ **Frequency rank:** 30802 ## Meanings 1. A substance or drug that makes the body or mind more active. 2. Something that encourages activity, interest, or growth. 3. Having the effect of making the body or mind more active. ## Examples - Caffeine is a mild stimulant found in coffee and tea. - Lower taxes can act as a stimulant to the economy. - The drink has a stimulant effect that keeps you awake. ## Synonyms - excitant - psychostimulant ## Derived Forms - biostimulant - cardiostimulant - chemostimulant - contrastimulant - costimulant - destimulant - gonadostimulant - immunostimulant - neurostimulant - nonstimulant - phagostimulant - phytostimulant ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process markdown