Meanings
adjectiveexcited (comparative more excited, superlative most excited)
comparative more excited · superlative most excited
- Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.
He was very excited about his promotion.
1 more example
Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday / Today i-is Friday, Friday / We-we-we so excited / We so excited / We gonna have a ball today
2011, “Friday”, performed by Rebecca Black ft. Patrice WilsonSynonyms: enthusiastic, aflutter, delirious
- natural sciencesBeing in a state of higher energy.
The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.
- Having an erection; erect.
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of excite
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving great enthusiasm, passion and energy.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivemarked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
Also see
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Arabic مُتَحَمِّس, مُتَهَيِّج
- مُتَحَمِّس (mutaḥammis)having great enthusiasm and energy
- مُتَهَيِّج (mutahayyij)being in a state of higher energy
Bulgarian развълнуван, възбуден
- развълнуван (razvălnuvan)having great enthusiasm and energy
- възбуден (văzbuden)having great enthusiasm and energy
- възбуден (văzbuden)being in a state of higher energy
Catalan entusiasmat, emocionat
- entusiasmathaving great enthusiasm and energy
- emocionathaving great enthusiasm and energy
- excitatbeing in a state of higher energy
Chinese Mandarin 興奮 /兴奋, 激動 /激动
- 興奮 /兴奋 (xīngfèn)having great enthusiasm and energy
- 激動 /激动 (jīdòng)having great enthusiasm and energy
- 亢奮 /亢奋 (kàngfèn)having great enthusiasm and energy
- 受激的 (shòujī de)being in a state of higher energy
Czech vzrušený, excitovaný
- vzrušenýhaving great enthusiasm and energy
- excitovanýbeing in a state of higher energy
- nabuzenýbeing in a state of higher energy
Danish spændt, ophidset
- spændthaving great enthusiasm and energy
- ophidsetbeing in a state of higher energy
- eksalteretbeing in a state of higher energy
Dutch opgewonden, opgetogen
- opgewondenhaving great enthusiasm and energy
- opgetogenhaving great enthusiasm and energy
- aangeslagenbeing in a state of higher energy
Estonian elev
- elevhaving great enthusiasm and energy
Finnish innostunut, innoissaan
- innostunuthaving great enthusiasm and energy
- innoissaanhaving great enthusiasm and energy
- kiihtynythaving great enthusiasm and energy
- tohkeissaanhaving great enthusiasm and energy
- täpinöissäänhaving great enthusiasm and energy
- virittynytbeing in a state of higher energy
French excité, enthousiasmé
- excitéhaving great enthusiasm and energy
- enthousiasméhaving great enthusiasm and energy
- excitébeing in a state of higher energy
German erregt, aufgeregt
- erregthaving great enthusiasm and energy
- aufgeregthaving great enthusiasm and energy
- angeregtbeing in a state of higher energy
Greek ενθουσιασμένος, διεγερμένος
- ενθουσιασμένος (enthousiasménos)having great enthusiasm and energy
- διεγερμένος (diegerménos)being in a state of higher energy
Hebrew נִרְגָּשׁ, מִתְרַגֵּשׁ
- נִרְגָּשׁ (nirgásh)having great enthusiasm and energy
- מִתְרַגֵּשׁ (mitragésh)having great enthusiasm and energy
- נִסעָר (nis'ár)being in a state of higher energy
Hindi उत्सुक, उत्तेजित
- उत्सुक (utsuk)having great enthusiasm and energy
- उत्तेजित (uttejit)having great enthusiasm and energy
- उत्साहित (utsāhit)having great enthusiasm and energy
- उत्सुकता (utsuktā)being in a state of higher energy
- उत्तेजना (uttejnā)being in a state of higher energy
Hungarian izgatott, gerjesztett
- izgatotthaving great enthusiasm and energy
- gerjesztettbeing in a state of higher energy
Icelandic spenntur
- spennturhaving great enthusiasm and energy
Italian entusiasta, eccitato
- entusiastahaving great enthusiasm and energy
- eccitatobeing in a state of higher energy
- agitatobeing in a state of higher energy
Japanese 興奮する, 励起する
- 興奮する (kōfun suru)having great enthusiasm and energy
- 励起する (reiki suru)being in a state of higher energy
Korean 흥분하다, 신나다
- 흥분하다 (heungbunhada)having great enthusiasm and energy
- 신나다 (sinnada)having great enthusiasm and energy
Latin excitātus
- excitātushaving great enthusiasm and energy
Latvian uzbudināts, ierosināts
- uzbudinātshaving great enthusiasm and energy
- ierosinātsbeing in a state of higher energy
Malay teruja, teruja
- terujahaving great enthusiasm and energy
- terujabeing in a state of higher energy
Māori nawe, nanawe
- nawehaving great enthusiasm and energy
- nanawehaving great enthusiasm and energy
- manawawerahaving great enthusiasm and energy
- hiamohaving great enthusiasm and energy
Norwegian spent
- spenthaving great enthusiasm and energy
Persian هیجان زده, سرحال
- هیجان زده (hayejân zade)having great enthusiasm and energy
- سرحال (sar-e hâl)being in a state of higher energy
Portuguese entusiasmado, empolgado
- entusiasmadohaving great enthusiasm and energy
- empolgadohaving great enthusiasm and energy
- animadohaving great enthusiasm and energy
- excitadobeing in a state of higher energy
Romanian entuziasmat, înflăcărat
- entuziasmathaving great enthusiasm and energy
- înflăcărathaving great enthusiasm and energy
- emoționathaving great enthusiasm and energy
- exaltathaving great enthusiasm and energy
- excitatbeing in a state of higher energy
Russian but see возбуждённый, взволно́ванный
- but see возбуждённый (vozbuždjónnyj)having great enthusiasm and energy
- взволно́ванный (vzvolnóvannyj)having great enthusiasm and energy
- взбудораженный (vzbudoražennyj)having great enthusiasm and energy
- радостный (radostnyj)having great enthusiasm and energy
- счастливый (sčastlivyj)having great enthusiasm and energy
- в восторге (v vostorge)having great enthusiasm and energy
- возбуждённый (vozbuždjónnyj)being in a state of higher energy
Spanish entusiasmado, emocionado
- entusiasmadohaving great enthusiasm and energy
- emocionadohaving great enthusiasm and energy
- excitadobeing in a state of higher energy
Swedish upphetsad, upprymd
- upphetsadhaving great enthusiasm and energy
- upprymdhaving great enthusiasm and energy
- exciteradbeing in a state of higher energy
Thai ตื่นเต้น
- ตื่นเต้น (dtʉ̀ʉn-dtên)being in a state of higher energy
Turkish heyecanlı, müteheyyiç
- heyecanlıhaving great enthusiasm and energy
- müteheyyiçhaving great enthusiasm and energy
Ukrainian збу́джений, схвильо́ваний
- збу́джений (zbúdženyj)having great enthusiasm and energy
- схвильо́ваний (sxvylʹóvanyj)having great enthusiasm and energy
- на емоціях (na emocijax)having great enthusiasm and energy
Vietnamese bị kích thích, bị kích thích
- bị kích thíchhaving great enthusiasm and energy
- bị kích thíchbeing in a state of higher energy
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