excited
adjective
[ ɪkˈsʌɪtɪd ]
• very enthusiastic and eager.
• "they were excited about the prospect"
Similar:
thrilled,
exhilarated,
elevated,
animated,
enlivened,
electrified,
stirred,
moved,
delighted,
exuberant,
enraptured,
intoxicated,
feverish,
enthusiastic,
eager,
high,
high as a kite,
fired up,
tickled,
tickled pink,
full of beans,
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,
peppy,
sparky,
turnt,
• of or in an energy state higher than the normal or ground state.
• "the excited atom returns to its former energy state and emits light or other radiation"
excite
verb
• cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager.
• "flying still excites me"
Similar:
thrill,
exhilarate,
animate,
enliven,
rouse,
stir,
move,
stimulate,
galvanize,
electrify,
fire the imagination of,
fire the enthusiasm of,
delight,
enrapture,
intoxicate,
send,
tickle,
tickle someone pink,
buck up,
pep up,
ginger up,
give someone a buzz,
give someone a kick,
get someone going,
light a fire under,
give someone a charge,
inspirit,
• give rise to (a feeling or reaction).
• "the ability to excite interest in others"
Similar:
provoke,
stir up,
elicit,
rouse,
arouse,
stimulate,
kindle,
trigger (off),
touch off,
spark off,
awaken,
incite,
instigate,
foment,
bring out,
cause,
bring about,
enkindle,
• produce a state of increased energy or activity in (a physical or biological system).
• "the energy of an electron is sufficient to excite the atom"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘incite someone to do something’): from Old French exciter or Latin excitare, frequentative of exciere ‘call out or forth’. excite (sense 1) dates from the mid 19th century.
