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excited

/ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/adjective3 syllables

Excited means: in an aroused state.

Synonyms for excited40

adjective, as in in an aroused state

aflutter, nervous, agog, crazy, fevered, intoxicated, drunk, overexcited, stimulated, stirred, stirred up, aroused, teased, titillated, thrilled, thrillful, agitated

adjective, as in marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

delirious, frantic, mad, unrestrained, wild

adjective, as in (of persons) excessively affected by emotion

aroused, emotional, worked up, agitated

adjective, as in (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive

activated, reactive

also used for excited

enthusiastic, aboil, amped, atwitter, eager, enthused, fever-pitched, fired up, gassed, geed up, geeked, giddy, gripped, hepped up

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Opposites of excited

unexcited

What does excited mean?4

adjective

1

in an aroused state

2

marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion“a crowd of delirious baseball fans”

3

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion“he would become emotional over nothing at all”

4

(of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with excited?4

two syllables

citedlighted

three syllables

inviteddelighted
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Excited in a sentence

  • The more excited he got, the less talkative he became.xtofu80
  • Seeing that she was not excited at the news, she must have known it.unknown
  • As he grew excited, he spoke more and more rapidly.LittleBoy
  • As he talked, he got more and more excited.CM
  • Sorry, he's over excited now, so let's leave it.fcbond
  • When she heard it, she got very excited._undertoad
  • I got excited, then realized it's just you.corvard
  • The more time passed, the more excited the two got.kedymera

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