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excitement
noun as in enthusiasm; incitement
Strongest matches
adventure, buzz, commotion, confusion, drama, elation, emotion, feeling, frenzy, furor, fuss, hysteria, motivation, passion, rage, thrill, trepidation, tumult, turmoil, warmth
Strong matches
action, activity, ado, agitation, animation, bother, discomposure, disturbance, dither, excitation, ferment, fever, flurry, heat, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurry, impulse, instigation, intoxication, kicks, melodrama, motive, movement, perturbation, provocation, stimulation, stimulus, stir, titillation, to-do, urge, wildness
Example Sentences
Crane, who is 70, has re-created that early sense of excitement and accomplishment since retiring.
After Centennial quarterback Dominick Catalano took a knee to run out the clock, the sellout crowd went wild with noise and excitement as Centennial players celebrated on the field.
Alphabet stock, meanwhile, has surged 58% in 2025, driven by strong earnings, excitement around artificial intelligence, and a federal antitrust ruling against Google that could have been much worse.
When you’re spending in a way that makes you happy, she said, it feels like “a little bit of peace, a little bit of excitement, a little bit of proudness — but it’s when nobody’s watching.”
When you’re spending in a way that makes you happy, she said, it feels like “a little bit of peace, a little bit of excitement, a little bit of proudness — but it’s when nobody’s watching.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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