- emotionally aroused, esp to pleasure or agitation
- characterized by excitement: an excited dance
- sexually aroused
- (of an atom, molecule, etc) occupying an energy level above the ground state
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•cit•ed /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- full of emotions or feelings that have been stirred up or aroused:Don't get so excited over such nonsense. The excited couple could hardly wait to move into their new house.
- See exciting.
ex•cit•ed
(ik sī′tid),USA pronunciation adj.
ex•cit′ed•ly, adv.
ex•cit′ed•ness, n.
- stirred emotionally;
agitated:An excited crowd awaited the arrival of the famed rock group. - stimulated to activity;
brisk:an excited buying and selling of stocks.
- excite + -ed2 1650–60
ex•cit′ed•ness, n.
- 1. . ruffled, discomposed, stormy, perturbed, impassioned. 2. . eager, active, enthusiastic.
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excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ adj
ex•cite /ɪkˈsaɪt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -cit•ed, -cit•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of: The coming of Christmas excites the children.
- to arouse or stir up (emotions or feelings); call forth;
awaken: The new book excited interest in the old case.
- excite is a verb, excited and exciting are adjectives, excitement is a noun:The news excited him. The excited children ran toward the door. The exciting news made them happy. The excitement was too much to bear.
ex•cite
(ik sīt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cit•ed, -cit•ing.
- to arouse or stir up the emotions or feelings of:to excite a person to anger; actions that excited his father's wrath.
- to arouse or stir up (emotions or feelings):to excite jealousy or hatred.
- to cause;
awaken:to excite interest or curiosity. - to stir to action;
provoke or stir up:to excite a dog by baiting him. - Physiologyto stimulate:to excite a nerve.
- Electricityto supply with electricity for producing electric activity or a magnetic field:to excite a dynamo.
- Physicsto raise (an atom, molecule, etc.) to an excited state.
- Latin excitāre, equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + citāre, frequentative of ciēre to set in motion
- Middle English 1300–50
- 1. stir, awaken, stimulate, animate, kindle, inflame. 2. evoke. 4. disturb, agitate, ruffle.
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excite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ vb (transitive)
- to arouse (a person) to strong feeling, esp to pleasurable anticipation or nervous agitation
- to arouse or elicit (an emotion, response, etc); evoke: her answers excited curiosity
- to cause or bring about; stir up: to excite a rebellion
- to arouse sexually
- to cause a response in or increase the activity of (an organ, tissue, or part); stimulate
- to raise (an atom, molecule, electron, nucleus, etc) from the ground state to a higher energy level
- to supply electricity to (the coils of a generator or motor) in order to create a magnetic field
- to supply a signal to a stage of an active electronic circuit
'excited' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- even-tempered
- exalted
- excite
- excitable
- excitation
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- fit
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- fluorescence
- flutter
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- het up
- hyped up
- inebriate
- jazzed
- lifetime
- mad
- phlegmatic
- proud
- quick
- ramp
- randy
- rark up
- red-hot
- Siemens
- state
- steady
- subside
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- warm
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- wired
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