excited

[ik-sahy-tid] / ɪkˈsaɪ tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

inspired; upset

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitated annoyed delighted disturbed eager enthusiastic hysterical nervous passionate thrilled

STRONG

animated aroused awakened charged discomposed disconcerted inflamed moved piqued provoked roused ruffled stimulated stirred wired

WEAK

aflame beside oneself feverish fired up frantic high hot hot and bothered hyperactive in a tizzy juiced up jumpy on edge on fire overwrought steamed up wild worked-up zipped up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic calm disinterested indifferent unenthusiastic unexcited

WEAK

bored composed easygoing laid-back unenthused uninspired

Example Sentences

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Freddy is doing the thing all tourists should do when practical: seeing more of his host country than just one or two big places and looking really excited about all of it.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

Jassy said he was "excited" about the future.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

They had long been excited about the future possibilities of using AI to accelerate science, but “back then, the models were really bad,” Mehta said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

“We are incredibly excited, and we actually think people are gonna come from all over the world to see this thing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

“Emma and I are excited about our business. I want to babysit, OK? I double, triple, quadruple promise.”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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