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be excited

VERB
feel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge appear appreciate endure enjoy get go through have know meet notice perceive receive see seem sense suffer suggest taste understand welcome
STRONG
accept comprehend discern encounter exhibit note observe remark resemble savor undergo
WEAK
be affected be aware of be impressed be sensible of be sensitive be turned on to get in touch get vibes have a hunch have funny feeling
VERB
rave
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gush rhapsodize
STRONG
bubble effervesce enthuse praise
WEAK
be delighted be mad about be wild about carry on about cry up fall all over go on about make a to-do
Antonyms
WEAK
denounce discourage

Example Sentences

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Looking at the daily chart bears might be excited by the possibility of a double top just above the very round $200 number.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

“They tell me they don’t have time,” she told me, “but they have time for things they want to do. And I knew they would be excited about this.”

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Will Republican voters even be excited to turn out?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

"Knowing all of the boys in the dressing room, they will be excited about who they get in the next round," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

I’m too shocked to be excited about it.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas