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

“It is so fun, it is great. I’m excited for everyone to do it.”

From Los Angeles Times

The laureates, who will also share a $50,000 monetary award, said they were initially grateful and excited but later told Science they were uncomfortable about the link to the Sackler family and spoke out in favor of changing the name.

From Science Magazine

HKU Faculty of Arts PhD candidate Mr Hayk Azizbekyan, who leads this research and is from Armenia himself, explained: "MR and AR headsets have never been used before at an actual archaeological excavation project to support the digging work of a team, this is our game-changing innovation! I'm excited to experiment with future ways of studying old things and preserving cultural heritage. We call this project our 'vision for the future', since the technology enables new ways of 'viewing' the past'."

From Science Daily

"To avoid a full theater of people singing along, I got tickets to a 3D screening of 'Wicked' tonight. Infinitely more excited," wrote another fan.

From Salon

"We are excited because this may be related to the drastic ejection of material from the dying star before a supernova explosion."

From Science Daily

Related Words

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