bracing

Definitions

Fresh, invigorating, and energizing, typically referring to weather or air.

Serving to provide structural support or reinforcement to something.

Examples

The bracing wind from the ocean made us pull our coats tighter.

She took a bracing walk through the woods to clear her head.

The cold water provided a bracing start to our morning swim.

Synonyms

invigorating refreshing stimulating energizing revitalizing exhilarating tonic

Antonyms

enervating debilitating exhausting draining lethargic soporific weakening