Dictionary result for exciting
/ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ,ɛkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/
adjective
adjective:
exciting
- causing great enthusiasm and eagerness.
"one of the most exciting matches I've ever seen"
synonyms:thrilling, exhilarating, stirring, rousing, stimulating, intoxicating, electrifying, invigorating, moving, inspiring; More
gripping, compelling, sensational, powerful, dramatic, shocking, startling, hair-raising, explosive, knife-edge, cliffhanging;
informalmind-blowing, edge-of-the-seat;
informalstem-winding
"I think your stories are really exciting"
antonyms:boring
Dictionary result for excite
/ɪkˈsʌɪt,ɛkˈsʌɪt/
verb
gerund or present participle:
exciting
- 1.
cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager.
"flying still excites me"
synonyms:thrill, exhilarate, animate, enliven, rouse, stir, move, stimulate, galvanize, electrify, fire the imagination of, fire the enthusiasm of; More
delight, enrapture, intoxicate;
informalsend, tickle, tickle someone pink, buck up, pep up, ginger up, give someone a buzz, give someone a kick, get someone going;
informallight a fire under, give someone a charge;
rareinspirit
"the prospect of a holiday excited me"
antonyms:bore, depress
- arouse (someone) sexually.
"his Mediterranean vibrancy excited and stimulated her"
synonyms:arouse, arouse sexually, make someone feel sexually excited, stimulate, titillate, inflame; More
please, attract, entice;
informalturn someone on, give someone a thrill, get someone going, float someone's boat, do it for someone, light someone's fire, tickle someone's fancy
"the passion in the kiss excited them both"
antonyms:turn off
- 2.
give rise to (a feeling or reaction).
"the ability to excite interest in others"
synonyms
rovoke, stir up, elicit, rouse, arouse, stimulate, kindle, trigger (off), touch off, spark off, awaken, incite, instigate, foment, bring out, cause, bring about;
literaryenkindle
"his clothes excited envy and admiration"
- 3.
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.
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