exhilarating vs stimulating

exhilarating and stimulating both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exhilarating	No	Yes	No	No
stimulating	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, exhilarating and stimulating are synonyms defined as:

exhilarating (adjective)	stimulating (adjective)
making lively and joyful	rousing or quickening activity or the senses
making lively and cheerful	making lively and cheerful
	that stimulates