Synonyms for excitement
ɪkˈsaɪt məntex·cite·ment

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. excitement

   The old meaning of enthusiasm implies a pseudo-inspiration, an almost frantic extravagance in behalf of something supposed to be an expression of the divine will. This sense remains as the controlling one in the kindred noun enthusiast. Enthusiasm has now chiefly the meaning of an earnest and commendable devotion, an intense and eager interest. Against the hindrances of the world, nothing great and good can be carried without a certain fervor, intensity, and vehemence; these joined with faith, courage, and hopefulness make enthusiasm. Zeal is burning earnestness, always tending to vigorous action with all the devotion of enthusiasm, tho often without its hopefulness. Compare EAGER.

   Synonyms:
   ardor, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, ecstasy, enthusiasm, extravagance, fanaticism, fervency, fervor, frenzy, inspiration, intensity, passion, rapture, transport, vehemence, warmth, zeal

   Antonyms:
   calculation, calmness, caution, coldness, deadness, dulness, indifference, lukewarmness, policy, prudence, timidity, wariness

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

1. exhilaration, excitementnoun

   the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

   "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"

   Synonyms:
   agitation, hullabaloo, inflammation, fervour, exhilaration, excitation, fervor, upheaval, turmoil

2. excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervournoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   fervor, firing, fervency, lighting, turmoil, redness, kindling, innervation, inflammation, ignition, ardour, excitation, agitation, fervidness, irritation, exhilaration, fire, upheaval, hullabaloo, rubor, inflaming, fervour, ardor

3. excitation, excitementnoun

   something that agitates and arouses

   "he looked forward to the excitements of the day"

   Synonyms:
   agitation, hullabaloo, inflammation, fervour, exhilaration, excitation, fervor, irritation, innervation, upheaval, turmoil

4. agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloonoun

   disturbance usually in protest

   Synonyms:
   fervor, upthrow, upthrust, tempestuousness, turmoil, turbulence, unrest, ferment, hullabaloo, uplift, excitation, agitation, exhilaration, fervour, fermentation, convulsion, tumult, upheaval, inflammation

Matched Categories

1. • Arousal
   • Disturbance
   • Joy

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. excitementnoun

   Synonyms:
   incitement, motive, stimulus

2. excitementnoun

   Synonyms:
   agitation, perturbation, commotion, sensation

3. excitementnoun

   Synonyms:
   irritation, warmth, passion

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. excitementnoun

   Synonyms:
   perturbation, agitation, commotion, furore, inquietude, sensation, tumult, turmoil, flurry, ebullition, incitement, stimulus, arousing, awakening

   Antonyms:
   imperturbation, calmness, serenity, non-chalance

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "excitement":

   excitation, enthusiasm, emotion, thrill, arousal, exaltation, elation, agitation, exhilaration, commotion, ferment, joy, restlessness

Suggested Resources

1. excitement

   The excitement symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the excitement symbol and its characteristic.

How to pronounce excitement?

How to say excitement in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use excitement in a sentence?

1. Stanley Kubrick:

   Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively when you're in trouble.

2. Brandon Miller:

   There is no denying that there is a certain amount of excitement that comes from seeing a tornado when you are set out with the intent of seeing one, at the same time, you are balancing that excitement with a sizable amount of anxiety and concern over what the tornado could do, especially if there are residents in the immediate path of the storm. As someone who spent years studying, and many more years reporting on, tornadoes, it still gets all my nerves firing when you see a tornado in person.

3. Lawrence Young:

   I think that there's so much excitement about this now, and so much excitement about being able to use non-viral approaches to delivering drugs and genes, that it's quite clear that over the next ten years or so, we're going to see more of these therapies, especially in the more difficult to manage tumors.

4. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   It is the excitement of becoming - always becoming, trying, probing, falling, resting, and trying again- but always trying and always gaining...

5. Michael Conte:

   I think the vascular community needs to interpret this with some excitement, but cautious excitement.