to excite

Examples

• All

• Connie's parents were excited about her success and the effectiveness of the intervention.

  Academic text (2012)

• Joe, One of the things I found really striking today was when we talked about things that excite the public about science.

• Knows what to tell you; the subject makes me excited about how to teach, too.

  Academic text (2008)

• So I hope to excite you with the same enthusiasm I have for this subject.

• I think that it would make the students excited to read and provide them with enjoyment.

  Academic text (2012)

• Approaching these activities in a positive manner will get students excited about the process of original composition.

  Academic text (1997)

• We designed the curriculum with the goal of keeping students excited and intrigued throughout the course.

  Academic text (1992)

• Many managers in both agencies were excited by the tantalizing new capabilities promised by the partnership.

  Academic text (1999)

• Find the thing that excites you and go for it in a wholehearted fashion.

  High Performance

• All of the teachers and principals talked about how excited the students were about attending PE classes.

  Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

S

to stimulate

vsto excite

236 3.7

Make a person or thing more active, alert and responsive

is about causing strong feelings, enthusiasm, or emotional stirring

T

to thrill

vsto excite

201 2.1

To give a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure

is broader, causing strong stirring that may be less sudden

T

to turn on

vsto excite

• NSFW

152 7.2

To make someone feel excited or interested

is general, causing strong feelings without a specific sexual sense

S

to stir

vsto excite

131 3.7

To make someone feel a strong emotion

is broader, causing strong feeling, enthusiasm, or general agitation

F

to fire up

vsto excite

• Informal

70 4.1

Make people feel excited and ready to act

is wider, meaning to cause strong feelings generally

A

to arouse

vsto excite

57 4.1

Cause a feeling or strong reaction in people

is general, creating wide strong feelings or enthusiasm

C

to charge

vsto excite

54 4.1

Fill a place with strong feeling or energy

is the broader act of causing strong feelings or agitation

I

to ignite

vsto excite

47 4.4

To cause strong feelings in someone

causes strong feelings in general rather than specifically passion

A

to agitate

vsto excite

42 4.8

To make people feel strongly excited or upset

is broader, focusing on strong feelings or enthusiasm rather than trouble

P

to pump up

vsto excite

• Informal

28 4.1

Make someone feel excited and full of energy

is broader, causing strong feelings without focusing on group energy

E

to elate

vsto excite

19 6.4

To make someone feel very happy and proud

is broader, causing strong feelings not limited to happiness or pride

R

to rouse

vsto excite

16 5.1

To make people feel strong emotion and want to act

is broader, causing strong feeling or agitation without action focus

E

to electrify

vsto excite

14 4.1

To make people feel very excited and want to act

creates strong feelings more generally without the sudden spark

E

to exhilarate

vsto excite

12 6.9

To make someone feel very happy and full of energy

is broader, also covering agitation or nonhappy strong feelings

E

to enthuse

vsto excite

7 5.5

To make someone feel excited about something

is broader, meaning to cause strong feelings or general agitation

I

to intoxicate

vsto excite

4 7.0

To make someone feel very excited and happy

is broader, creating strong feelings that may include other emotions

C

to charge up

vsto excite

• Informal

4 4.8

To make people feel excited and ready to act

is broader, meaning to produce strong feeling without specifying intensity

H

to hype up

vsto excite

• Informal

3 5.6

To make someone feel very excited about something

is general, causing strong feelings or agitation without an event focus

O

to overexcite

vsto excite

2 3.5

To make people or animals too excited

is the normal act of causing strong feelings without excess

A

to adrenalize

vsto excite

• Informal

1 8.4

To cause a sudden rush of energy and excitement in someone

is broader, causing strong feelings without necessarily producing adrenaline

I

to ignite passion

vsto excite

1 5.0

Make someone feel very excited and interested in something

creates strong feelings more broadly, not only passionate interest

S

to set pulses racing

vsto excite

• Informal

1 6.0

To make someone feel very excited, often suddenly

causes strong feelings that may be less sudden or intense

S

to stir someone's blood

vsto excite

6.0

To make someone feel strong excitement or deep emotion

creates strong feelings but not necessarily the deep moving quality

E

to enflame

vsto excite

6.4

To make feelings like anger or excitement stronger

is neutral, causing strong feelings that need not be intense

C

to commove

vsto excite

• Archaic

9.9

To disturb people or things

is more neutral, meaning to cause strong feelings or enthusiasm

K

to kick up excitement

vsto excite

4.4

Make people more interested and eager about something

is the general act of causing strong feelings or agitation

Antonyms

C

to calm

962 1.0

Make a person or animal less upset

B

to bore

15 1.4

To make someone feel tired or not interested by being dull when you speak

How Exciting

to electrify

14 4.1

to thrill

201 2.1

to excite

331 2.7

to engage

117 3.5

to interest

206 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology