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excited

adj · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 K S AY1 T AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He was very excited about his promotion.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: enthusiastic, aflutter

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Being in a state of higher energy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Examples

  • The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having an erection; erect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Sexually aroused.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • When you lick my neck like that, I get really excited, baby!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of excite

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

6

adjective

Meaning 6

in an aroused state

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unexcited

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he would become emotional over nothing at all
  • she was worked up about all the noise

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aroused, emotional, worked up

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

(of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: activated

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a crowd of delirious baseball fans
  • something frantic in their gaiety
  • a mad whirl of pleasure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: delirious, frantic, mad, unrestrained

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From excite + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

113 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُتَحَمِّس (mutaḥammis) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Azerbaijani: həyəcanlı — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Belarusian: узбу́джаны (uzbúdžany) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Bulgarian: развълнуван (razvǎlnuvan) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Bulgarian: възбуден (vǎzbuden) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Catalan: entusiasmat — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Catalan: emocionat — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 興奮 /兴奋 (xīngfèn) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 激動 /激动 (jīdòng) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亢奮 /亢奋 (kàngfèn) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Czech: vzrušený — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Danish: spændt — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Dutch: opgewonden — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Dutch: opgetogen — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Estonian: elev — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Finnish: innostunut — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Finnish: innoissaan — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Finnish: kiihtynyt — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Finnish: tohkeissaan — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Finnish: täpinöissään — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • French: excité — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • French: enthousiasmé — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Georgian: აღელვებული (aɣelvebuli) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Georgian: აღგზნებული (aɣgznebuli) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Georgian: აღტკინებული (aɣṭḳinebuli) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • German: erregt — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • German: aufgeregt — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Greek: ενθουσιασμένος (enthousiasménos) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Hebrew: נִרְגָּשׁ (nirgásh) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Hebrew: מִתְרַגֵּשׁ (mitragésh) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Hindi: उत्सुक (utsuk) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Hindi: उत्तेजित (uttejit) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Hindi: उत्साहित (utsāhit) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Hungarian: izgatott — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Icelandic: spenntur — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Italian: entusiasta — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Japanese: 興奮する (kōfun suru) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Korean: 흥분하다 (heungbunhada) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Korean: 신나다 (sinnada) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Ladino: tresalido — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Latin: excitātus — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Latvian: uzbudināts — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Louisiana Creole: éksité — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Luxembourgish: opgereegt — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Macedonian: возбуден (vozbuden) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Malay: teruja — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Māori: nawe — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Māori: nanawe — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Māori: manawawera — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Māori: hiamo — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Norwegian: spent — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Persian: هیجان زده (hayejân zade) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Plautdietsch: oppjebrocht — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Portuguese: entusiasmado — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Portuguese: empolgado — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Portuguese: animado — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Romanian: entuziasmat — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Romanian: înflăcărat — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Romanian: emoționat — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Romanian: exaltat — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Russian: but see возбуждённый (vozbuždjónnyj) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Russian: взволно́ванный (vzvolnóvannyj) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Russian: взбудораженный (vzbudoražennyj) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Russian: радостный (radostnyj) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Russian: счастливый (sčastlivyj) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Russian: в восторге (v vostorge) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Serbo-Croatian: ùzbūđēn — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Spanish: entusiasmado — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Spanish: emocionado — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Swedish: upphetsad — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Swedish: upprymd — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Turkish: heyecanlı — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Turkish: müteheyyiç — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Ukrainian: збу́джений (zbúdženyj) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Ukrainian: схвильо́ваний (sxvylʹóvanyj) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Ukrainian: на емоціях (na emocijax) — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Vietnamese: bị kích thích — having great enthusiasm and energy
  • Arabic: مُتَهَيِّج (mutahayyij) — being in a state of higher energy
  • Bulgarian: възбуден (vǎzbuden) — being in a state of higher energy
  • Catalan: excitat — being in a state of higher energy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 受激的 (shòujī de) — being in a state of higher energy
  • Czech: excitovaný — being in a state of higher energy
  • Czech: nabuzený — being in a state of higher energy
  • Danish: ophidset — being in a state of higher energy
  • Danish: eksalteret — being in a state of higher energy
  • Dutch: aangeslagen — being in a state of higher energy
  • Finnish: virittynyt — being in a state of higher energy
  • French: excité — being in a state of higher energy
  • Georgian: აღგზნებული (aɣgznebuli) — being in a state of higher energy
  • Georgian: აღტკინებული (aɣṭḳinebuli) — being in a state of higher energy
  • German: angeregt — being in a state of higher energy
  • Greek: διεγερμένος (diegerménos) — being in a state of higher energy
  • Hebrew: נִסעָר (nis'ár) — being in a state of higher energy
  • Hindi: उत्सुकता (utsuktā) — being in a state of higher energy
  • Hindi: उत्तेजना (uttejnā) — being in a state of higher energy
  • Hungarian: gerjesztett — being in a state of higher energy
  • Italian: eccitato — being in a state of higher energy
  • Italian: agitato — being in a state of higher energy
  • Japanese: 励起する (reiki suru) — being in a state of higher energy
  • Latvian: ierosināts — being in a state of higher energy
  • Luxembourgish: opgereegt — being in a state of higher energy
  • Macedonian: побуден (pobuden) — being in a state of higher energy
  • Macedonian: возбуден (vozbuden) — being in a state of higher energy
  • Malay: teruja — being in a state of higher energy
  • Persian: سرحال (sar-e hâl) — being in a state of higher energy
  • Portuguese: excitado — being in a state of higher energy
  • Romanian: excitat — being in a state of higher energy
  • Russian: возбуждённый (vozbuždjónnyj) — being in a state of higher energy
  • Serbo-Croatian: pòbūđen — being in a state of higher energy
  • Spanish: excitado — being in a state of higher energy
  • Swedish: exciterad — being in a state of higher energy
  • Thai: ตื่นเต้น (dtʉ̀ʉn-dtên) — being in a state of higher energy
  • Vietnamese: bị kích thích — being in a state of higher energy
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