excited

[ ik-sahy-tid ]

adjective

1. stirred emotionally; agitated:

   An excited crowd awaited the arrival of the famed rock group.

   Synonyms: impassioned, perturbed, stormy, ruffled

2. stimulated to activity; brisk:

   an excited buying and selling of stocks.

   Synonyms: enthusiastic, active, eager

excited

/ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd /

adjective

1. emotionally aroused, esp to pleasure or agitation
2. characterized by excitement

   an excited dance

3. sexually aroused
4. (of an atom, molecule, etc) occupying an energy level above the ground state

Derived Forms

• exˈcitedly, adverb
• exˈcitedness, noun

Other Words From

• ex·cited·ly adverb
• ex·cited·ness noun
• hyper·ex·cited adjective
• super·ex·cited adjective
• unex·cited adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of excited¹

First recorded in 1650–60; excite + -ed ²

Example Sentences

"I am very excited we successfully imaged quantum scars in a real quantum system," said first and co-corresponding author Zhehao Ge, a UC Santa Cruz graduate student at the time of this study's completion.

From Science Daily

He is very good with the ball so I am very excited.

From BBC

ABC executives were excited by the episode when they saw it in April 1993.

From Los Angeles Times

They were excited when, back in August, Rihab enrolled them in a new school in Beirut and took them to buy brand new school uniforms.

From BBC

King/Drew graduates 25 players and will move to the Marine League next season but Torres is excited for the challenge.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• agitated
• annoyed
• delighted
• disturbed
• eager
• enthusiastic
• hysterical
• nervous
• passionate
• thrilled

How Do You Spell Excited?

Spelling tips for excited

The word excited is hard to spell because people often want to skip the c (exited) or substitute it with an s (exsited), neither of which are correct.

How to spell excited: When you’re excited about something you exclaim “oh boy!”. This phrase can help you remember that like exclaim, excited begins exc-.