Excited

//ɪkˈsaɪtɪd//

Synonyms for "excited" (199 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (40)

agog delirious enthusiastic fevered intoxicated stimulated thrilled titillated worked up ablaze activated active afire aflame aflutter agitated animated antsy antsy-pantsy anxious

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aquiver ardent aroused atingle attracted atwitter awake boiling over breathless brisk bubbly burning

Adjective(2 words)

activated aroused

Adjective(6 words)

aflutter avid berserk big bright buckish

Strong matches (60)

Related words (99)

How these synonyms differ

eager - 'Eager' is forward-looking, you're excited specifically about doing something. An eager student wants to learn; an excited student might just be wound up.
elated - 'Elated' blends excitement with joy, you're lifted up, almost floating. It's what excitement feels like when the good news really sinks in.
enthusiastic - 'Enthusiastic' implies sustained, vocal energy, you're not just feeling excited but showing it and channeling it into action.
thrilled - 'Thrilled' is excitement at a peak, the rush you feel when something exceeds your hopes. It's excitement with a note of disbelief.

Related word relations

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7 relation types

Antonyms

1 entries

unexcited

Synonyms

4 entries

activated delirious enthusiastic worked up

derived

19 entries

Excited States Excited States of America deexcited excimer exciplex excited delirium excited state excitedly excitedness hyperexcited nervicited nervited nonexcited overexcited sad-cited sadcited

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form of

1 entries

excite

has context

1 entries

physics

related to

9 entries

agitated aroused energy enthusiasm erection excite excitement exciting sexually

similar

30 entries

aflutter agitated agog aroused crazy drunk fevered intoxicated nervous overexcited

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Translations

113 translations across 43 languages.

Arabic

2 entries

مُتَحَمِّس adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
مُتَهَيِّج adj (being in a state of higher energy)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

həyəcanlı adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Belarusian

1 entries

узбу́джаны adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Bulgarian

3 entries

възбуден adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
възбуден adj (being in a state of higher energy)
развълнуван adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Catalan

3 entries

emocionat adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
entusiasmat adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
excitat adj (being in a state of higher energy)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

亢奮 /亢奋 adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
受激的 adj (being in a state of higher energy)
激動 /激动 adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
興奮 /兴奋 adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Czech

3 entries

excitovaný adj (being in a state of higher energy)
nabuzený adj (being in a state of higher energy)
vzrušený adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Danish

3 entries

eksalteret adj (being in a state of higher energy)
ophidset adj (being in a state of higher energy)
spændt adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Dutch

3 entries

aangeslagen adj (being in a state of higher energy)
opgetogen adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
opgewonden adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Estonian

1 entries

elev adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Finnish

4 entries

innoissaan adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
innostunut adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
kiihtynyt adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
tohkeissaan adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

French

3 entries

enthousiasmé adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
excité adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
excité adj (being in a state of higher energy)

Georgian

4 entries

აღგზნებული adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
აღგზნებული adj (being in a state of higher energy)
აღელვებული adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
აღტკინებული adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

German

3 entries

angeregt adj (being in a state of higher energy)
aufgeregt adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
erregt adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Greek

2 entries

διεγερμένος adj (being in a state of higher energy)
ενθουσιασμένος adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Hebrew

3 entries

מִתְרַגֵּשׁ adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
נִסעָר adj (being in a state of higher energy)
נִרְגָּשׁ adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Hindi

4 entries

उत्तेजना adj (being in a state of higher energy)
उत्तेजित adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
उत्साहित adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
उत्सुक adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Hungarian

2 entries

gerjesztett adj (being in a state of higher energy)
izgatott adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Icelandic

1 entries

spenntur adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Italian

3 entries

agitato adj (being in a state of higher energy)
eccitato adj (being in a state of higher energy)
entusiasta adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Japanese

2 entries

励起する adj (being in a state of higher energy)
興奮する adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Korean

2 entries

신나다 adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
흥분하다 adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Ladino

1 entries

tresalido adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Latin

1 entries

excitātus adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Latvian

2 entries

ierosināts adj (being in a state of higher energy)
uzbudināts adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Louisiana Creole

1 entries

éksité adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Luxembourgish

2 entries

opgereegt adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
opgereegt adj (being in a state of higher energy)

Macedonian

3 entries

возбуден adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
возбуден adj (being in a state of higher energy)
побуден adj (being in a state of higher energy)

Malay

2 entries

teruja adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
teruja adj (being in a state of higher energy)

Māori

4 entries

hiamo adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
manawawera adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
nanawe adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
nawe adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Norwegian

1 entries

spent adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Persian

2 entries

سرحال adj (being in a state of higher energy)
هیجان زده adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

oppjebrocht adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Portuguese

4 entries

animado adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
empolgado adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
entusiasmado adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
excitado adj (being in a state of higher energy)

Romanian

4 entries

emoționat adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
entuziasmat adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
exaltat adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
excitat adj (being in a state of higher energy)

Russian

4 entries

but see возбуждённый adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
в восторге adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
взбудораженный adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
взволно́ванный adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

pòbūđen adj (being in a state of higher energy)
ùzbūđēn adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Spanish

3 entries

emocionado adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
entusiasmado adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
excitado adj (being in a state of higher energy)

Swedish

3 entries

exciterad adj (being in a state of higher energy)
upphetsad adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
upprymd adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Thai

1 entries

ตื่นเต้น adj (being in a state of higher energy)

Turkish

2 entries

hevesli adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
heyecanlı adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Ukrainian

3 entries

збу́джений adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
на емоціях adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
схвильо́ваний adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)

Vietnamese

2 entries

bị kích thích adj (having great enthusiasm and energy)
bị kích thích adj (being in a state of higher energy)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I am not excited any more than you are.

Source: tatoeba (17597)

Getting excited is not at all the same as getting angry.

Source: tatoeba (18934)

As he grew excited, he spoke more and more rapidly.

Source: tatoeba (18935)

Excited girls look pretty sometimes.

Source: tatoeba (18936)

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