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enthused

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 N TH UW1 Z D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Enthusiastic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She doesn't seem very enthused about her aunt's birthday gift.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: amped up, amped, pumped up, pumped, psyched up, psyched, excited

Antonyms: unenthused, unenthusiastic, uninterested, noncommital, lukewarm

2

verb

Meaning 2

past participle of enthuse

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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