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exciting

exciting

1.0
Making people feel very interested and eager
  • adjective
  • /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : emocionante
  • I have something so exciting to show you today.
  • exciting new developments
  • an exciting time
  • an exciting possibility

And there's a lot of exciting news on this front.

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Examples

  • "Mark, I have some exciting news."

  • Tapping into what your students are interested in can provide an exciting connection to music.

    Academic text (2011)
  • What does a really fun and exciting life look like?

  • Well, I know it's gonna be very exciting working with you.

  • Troy, I think this could be an exciting opportunity for the both of us.

  • How could these tools be used to engage students in exciting new ways of creating and sharing?

    Academic text (2011)
  • After the garage bands perform their arrangements, it is exciting to hear how they arrived at their choices.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It must be very exciting for all of you.

  • Nanotechnology opens the door to an exciting new science, technology, and engineering field.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I have something so exciting to show you today.

Synonyms

interesting
vsexciting
1.0

Attracting attention because it is new, exciting, or makes you think

provokes eagerness and enthusiasm beyond mere attention
thrilling
vsexciting
102 3.6

Making you feel very excited, like on a fast roller coaster

causes strong eagerness and interest but with less extreme intensity
exhilarating
vsexciting
50 4.6

Making you feel very happy and full of energy

causes eagerness or interest without the same joyful energy
rousing
vsexciting
24 4.0

Causes strong excitement and makes people want to act

evokes eagerness or interest without specifically urging action
electrifying
vsexciting
16 4.5

Makes people feel a sudden, strong excitement

causes strong interest or eagerness but usually less sudden
intriguing
vsexciting
7 2.7

Making you want to know more because it seems strange or mysterious

creates eagerness or enthusiasm rather than focusing mainly on curiosity
galvanizing
vsexciting
1 6.8

Causing people to become suddenly excited and ready to act

leads to eagerness or interest but not necessarily to action
stimulating
vsexciting
1 3.9

To make someone feel more awake and interested

provokes stronger enthusiasm or greater interest rather than mild activation

Antonyms

721 1.0

Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient

7 3.5

Not interesting or exciting

3 3.2

Not interesting or exciting

Idioms

Very boring and hard to pay attention to

How Exciting

exhilarating
50 4.6
thrilling
102 3.6
exciting
1.0
interesting
1.0
dull
182 1.3

Surface Forms

exciting positive
exciter comparative
excitingest superlative

Morphology

exciting = excite (transparent) = excite + ing

Standard adjectival/participle formation from the verb 'excite' with '-ing', so the meaning is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Exciting comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and citare 'to rouse', and it originally meant 'to wake up' or 'stir up'. You can see the same idea in the word incite, which also means to 'stir up'. So something exciting 'stirs up' strong feelings or great interest.