Synonyms for excited
ɪkˈsaɪ tɪdex·cit·ed

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1. excitedadjective

   Synonyms:
   enthusiastic

2. excitedadjective

   Having great enthusiasm.

   He was very excited about his promotion.

   Synonyms:
   enthusiastic

3. excitedadjective

   Being in a state of higher energy.

   The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.

   Synonyms:
   enthusiastic

4. excitedadjective

   Having an erection; erect.

   Synonyms:
   enthusiastic

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 4 votes

1. excited

   Synonyms:
   agitated, boisterous, disturbed, fierce, frantic, frenzied, furious, heated, passionate, raging, roused, ruffled, stormy, turbulent, violent, wild, wrathful

   Antonyms:
   calm, collected, composed, cool, dispassionate, imperturbable, peaceful, placid, quiet, sedate, self-possessed, serene, smooth, still, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 4 votes

1. aroused, emotional, excited, worked upadjective

   (of persons) excessively affected by emotion

   "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise"

   Synonyms:
   aroused, horny, stimulated, delirious, aflame, ruttish, emotional, stirred, activated, turned on(p), randy, frantic, unrestrained, mad, worked up, wound up, steamy, stirred up, ablaze

   Antonyms:
   unexcited, tame, unreactive, unagitated

2. excitedadjective

   in an aroused state

   Synonyms:
   mad, emotional, unrestrained, aroused, activated, delirious, frantic, worked up

   Antonyms:
   unagitated, unreactive, tame, unexcited

3. delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrainedadjective

   marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

   "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"

   Synonyms:
   aroused, huffy, unbalanced, unhinged, mad, delirious, sick, disturbed, hallucinating, emotional, insane, harebrained, frenetic, brainsick, phrenetic, activated, demented, frantic, unrestrained, crazy, sore, worked up, frenzied

   Antonyms:
   unagitated, unreactive, tame, unexcited

4. activated, excitedadjective

   (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive

   Synonyms:
   emotional, unrestrained, aroused, mad, activated, delirious, frantic, worked up

   Antonyms:
   tame, unexcited, unagitated, unreactive

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1. happy

   Submitted by anonymous on April 2, 2020  

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1. excitedadjective

   Synonyms:
   perturbed, agitated, disconcerted

   Antonyms:
   calm, serene, tranquil, nonchalant

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1. List of paraphrases for "excited":

   horny, psyched, enthusiastic, thrilled, packaged, happy, aroused, impatient, exciting, excite, febrile, agitated, pleased, nervous, eager, pumped

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1. Devon Graham:

   Others in attendance agreed with Van Fosson, though most in the crowd appeared supportive of the Democratic nominee. See the Fox News 2016 battleground prediction map and make your own election projections. See Predictions Map Van Fosson's made Predictions Map evidently clear that Hillary Clinton is the right choice and over the summer, i went fully behind Hillary and I'm really excited for Hillary Clinton as a candidate but also excited that Bernie is supporting Hillary Clinton as well.

2. The DCCC:

   We’re excited by the incredible candidates with records of service to their nation that have stepped up to run for office this cycle, there’s no doubt that veterans have unique qualifications and experiences that give them important credibility with Democrats, Independents, and Republican voters alike.

3. Connie Whitehead:

   He was so excited about being a nurse.

4. Mike Burns:

   The guys are excited to go but none of us know how long they'll be gone, that's the toughest part.

5. Annie Lindsay:

   Everyone here, I mean the whole crew, was just so excited, there was this scientific interest, of course. But also happiness for seeing something that was so rare.