If we are to judge the future of ocean study by its past, we can surely look forward to many exciting discoveries.
Source: tatoeba (22150)
Exciting
//ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ//
Synonyms for "exciting" (225 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (45)
Strong matches (68)
Related words (112)
Adjective(27 words)
intriguinginvigoratinginvitingirresistiblejarringjoltingjuicylikablelivelylovablemaddeningmesmericmind blowingmind-blowingmind-bogglingmouth wateringmouth-wateringmovingovercomingovermastering
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overpoweringoverwhelmingpassionateperturbingpiquantpleasingprepossessingpromptingprovocativeprovokingprovoquantpungentracyravishingreadablerichrip-roaringrippingrousingscintillatingseducingseductivesensuoussexysirensirenicsoul stirringsoul-stirringspellbindingspellfulspicyspirit-stirringstimulantstimulativestirringstrikingsucculentsuspensefulsuspensivetakingtantalizingteasingtellingtemptingthought provokingthought-challengingthought-inspiringthought-provokingthrillingthrillytitillativeto be desiredtoothsometroublingunobjectionableunsettlingupsettingurgentvehementvoluptuouswarmwinningwinsomewitchingworth having
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8 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
6 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
30 entriesShowing 16 of 30 words.
Translations
46 translations across 35 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مُثِير adj (causing excitement)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- həyəcanlı adj (causing excitement)
Belarusian
1 entries- хвалю́ючы adj (causing excitement)
Bulgarian
2 entries- вълнуващ adj (causing excitement)
- интересен adj (causing excitement)
Catalan
1 entries- excitant adj (causing excitement)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 令人激動的 /令人激动的 adj (causing excitement)
Cornish
1 entries- yntanus adj (causing excitement)
Czech
1 entries- vzrušující adj (causing excitement)
Danish
1 entries- spændende adj (causing excitement)
Dutch
1 entries- spannend adj (causing excitement)
Faroese
1 entries- spennandi adj (causing excitement)
Finnish
1 entries- jännittävä adj (causing excitement)
French
1 entries- excitant adj (causing excitement)
German
2 entries- aufregend adj (causing excitement)
- spannend adj (causing excitement)
Greek
1 entries- συναρπαστικός adj (causing excitement)
Hindi
2 entries- उत्तेजक adj (causing excitement)
- रोमांचक adj (causing excitement)
Hungarian
1 entries- izgalmas adj (causing excitement)
Icelandic
1 entries- spennandi adj (causing excitement)
Italian
1 entries- emozionante adj (causing excitement)
Latin
1 entries- excitans adj (causing excitement)
Macedonian
1 entries- возбудлив adj (causing excitement)
Marathi
1 entries- उत्कंठावर्धक adj (causing excitement)
Māori
2 entries- hiamo adj (causing excitement)
- whakaihiihi adj (causing excitement)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- spennende adj (causing excitement)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- spanande adj (causing excitement)
- spennande adj (causing excitement)
Portuguese
2 entries- empolgante adj (causing excitement)
- excitante adj (causing excitement)
Russian
3 entries- возбужда́ющий adj (causing excitement)
- волну́ющий adj (causing excitement)
- захва́тывающий adj (causing excitement)
Slovak
1 entries- vzrušujúci adj (causing excitement)
Spanish
1 entries- emocionante adj (causing excitement)
Swedish
1 entries- spännande adj (causing excitement)
Turkish
1 entries- heyecanlı adj (causing excitement)
Ukrainian
3 entries- захо́плива adj (causing excitement)
- захо́пливий adj (causing excitement)
- збу́джуючий adj (causing excitement)
Vietnamese
2 entries- gây hứng thú adj (causing excitement)
- lý thú adj (causing excitement)
Walloon
1 entries- efoufiant adj (causing excitement)
Welsh
1 entries- cyffrous adj (causing excitement)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Movie making is an exciting job.
Source: tatoeba (26433)
The movie got more and more exciting, until at length, people were sitting on the edge of their chairs.
Source: tatoeba (26459)
Some of the movies are exciting.
Source: tatoeba (26468)
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