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excitement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | excitation |
| Type of | rousing, arousal |
| Has types | hair-raiser, thrill, chiller |
| Derivation | excite |
he looked forward to the excitements of the day.
excitement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | excitation, fervor, fervour, inflammation |
| Type of | emotional arousal |
| Has types | sensation, fever pitch |
| Derivation | excite |
his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled.
excitement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | exhilaration |
| Type of | joy, joyfulness, joyousness |
| Has types | flush, intoxication, charge, boot, rush, thrill, bang, titillation, kick |
| Derivation | excite |
he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed.
excitement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | agitation, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval |
| Type of | disturbance |
Examples of excitement
excitement
By their nature, though, relying on the Cups for excitement is a risky business.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
It is also to generate a continuous sense of excitement about movies themselves.
From the online.wsj.com
I am a mixture of anticipation, fear, excitement, and above all, clag-like snot.
From the themercury.com.au
So you can imagine my excitement when 95bFM put on a night dedicated to Nirvana.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Some schools may have higher expectations, but the excitement is still the same.
From the orlandosentinel.com
By the time the team leave for the World Cup the excitement is up another level.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It was absolutely amazing, spectacular, the buzz, the excitement, the adrenalin.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Affairs may sometimes be short on romance but they're always high in excitement.
From the timesunion.com
Such was their excitement that they dared not hover over it at the sale preview.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Exhilaration: the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
- The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
- Excitation: something that agitates and arouses; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day"
- Agitation: disturbance usually in protest
- (excited) aroused: (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise"
- (excited) in an aroused state
- (excited) delirious: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"
- (excited) activated: (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive
- (exciting) creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"
