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| Main Entry: | arouse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | excite, entice |
| Synonyms: | agitate, alert, animate, awaken, call, challenge, electrify, enliven, foment, foster, goad, incite, inflame, instigate, kindle, move, provoke, rally, rouse, send, spark, spur, stimulate, stir, thrill, turn on, warm, whet, whip up, work up, fire up, heat up, wake up, waken |
| Antonyms: | bore, calm, lull, quiet |
| Main Entry: | awake |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conscious; alert |
| Synonyms: | alive, attentive, aware, cognizant, excited, heedful, knowing, observant, on guard, vigilant, wakeful, waking, watchful, aroused, awakened, roused |
| Antonyms: | asleep, unconscious |
| Main Entry: | demonic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | evil |
| Synonyms: | bad, crazed, devilish, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, fired, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, hellish, impious, infernal, insane, inspired, mad, maniacal, manic, possessed, satanic, serpentine, unhallowed, violent, wicked, aroused, demoniac, demoniacal |
| Antonyms: | angelic, godlike, good, moral |
| Main Entry: | elated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very happy |
| Synonyms: | animated, blissful, delighted, ecstatic, elevated, enchanted, exalted, excited, exhilarated, exultant, flying*, gleeful, high, intoxicated, joyful, joyous, jubilant, on cloud nine*, overjoyed, proud, set up, transported, aroused, cheered, enraptured, euphoric, fired up, flying high, hopped up, in heaven, in high spirits, in seventh heaven, looking good, puffed up, roused, turned-on |
| Antonyms: | depressed, down, sad, sorrowful, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | excited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inspired; upset |
| Synonyms: | agitated, animated, annoyed, beside oneself*, charged, delighted, disconcerted, disturbed, eager, enthusiastic, feverish, frantic, high*, hot*, hot and bothered*, hyperactive, hysterical, inflamed, jumpy*, moved, nervous, on edge*, on fire, overwrought, passionate, provoked, stimulated, thrilled, tumultous/tumultuous, wild, wired*, aflame, aroused, awakened, discomposed, fired up, in a tizzy, juiced up, keyed up, piqued, roused, ruffled, steamed up, stirred, worked up, zipped up |
| Antonyms: | bored, calm, composed, laid-back, unenthusiastic, uninspired, easy-going, unenthused, unexcited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fascinated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | captivated, spellbound |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, bewitched, charmed, delighted, enamored, enchanted, engrossed, excited, hypnotized, infatuated, intoxicated, sent, smitten, thrilled, transported, aroused, attracted, beguiled, dazzled, enraptured, enthralled, enticed, entranced, fond of, in love with, mesmerized, overpowered, seduced, sold on, stuck on, tantalized, titillated, transfixed, under a spell |
| Antonyms: | bored, disenchanted, disinterested, tired, uninterested, disenthralled, repulsed |
| Main Entry: | flushed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pink, glowing |
| Synonyms: | ablaze, animated, blushing, burning, crimson, elated, embarrassed, enthused, exhilarated, feverish, florid, full-blooded, high, hot, inspired, intoxicated, red, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine, thrilled, aroused, rutilant, rutilous |
| Antonyms: | pale, pallid |
| Main Entry: | hot and bothered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | upset |
| Synonyms: | disturbed, excited, troubled, aroused, flustered |
| Main Entry: | psyched |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excited |
| Synonyms: | animated, beside oneself*, charged, delighted, eager, enthusiastic, feverish, high*, inspired, moved, on fire, passionate, pumped, stimulated, thrilled, wild, aroused, awakened, fired up, juiced up, keyed up, stirred, worked up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pumped |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excited |
| Synonyms: | animated, aroused, awakened, beside oneself*, charged, cranked up, delighted, eager, enthusiastic, feverish, fired up, geared up, high*, inspired, juiced up, keyed up, moved, on fire, passionate, psyched, rarin' to go, stimulated, stirred, thrilled, wild, worked up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | susceptible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exposed, naive |
| Synonyms: | affected, disposed, easy, fall for, given, gullible, impressed, impressible, impressionable, inclined, influenced, liable, mark, movable, obnoxious, open, out on a limb*, persuadable, predisposed, prone, pushover, ready, receptive, responsive, sensible, sensitive, sentient, sitting duck*, soft, subject, sucker, swallow, tender, touched, vulnerable, aroused, be taken in, easily moved, nonresistant, roused, sensile, stirred, suggestible, susceptive, swayed, tumble for, wide open |
| Antonyms: | resistant, resisting, unsusceptible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | agitated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disturbed |
| Synonyms: | excited, moved, upset, aroused, flustered |
| Main Entry: | alarmed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frightened |
| Synonyms: | afraid, anxious, fearful, aroused |
| Main Entry: | thrilled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excited |
| Synonyms: | animated, elated, electrified, inspired, moved, touched, aroused, fired up, stirred, worked up |
| Antonyms: | blasé, indifferent, unemotional, unfeeling, unmoved |
| Main Entry: | afraid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fearful |
| Synonyms: | abashed, aghast, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, blanched, cowardly, discouraged, distressed, disturbed, frightened, frozen, horrified, intimidated, nervous, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, petrified, scared, shocked, startled, stunned, suspicious, terrified, timid, timorous, upset, worried, aroused, cowed, daunted, disheartened, dismayed, faint-hearted, have cold feet, in awe, rattled, run scared, scared stiff, scared to death, spooked, terror-stricken, trembling |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, composed, confident, cool, courageous, fearless, heroic, intrepid, unafraid, undaunted, valiant |
| Main Entry: | passionate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sensual, desirous |
| Synonyms: | amorous, ardent, concupiscent, desirous, erotic, heavy*, hot*, lascivious, libidinous, loving, lustful, prurient, romantic, sexy, steamy, stimulated, sultry, wanton, wistful, aroused, turned-on |
| Antonyms: | cold, cool, frigid, indifferent, uncaring, unpassionate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | violent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | destructive |
| Synonyms: | agitated, berserk, bloodthirsty, brutal, crazy, cruel, desperate, distraught, disturbed, enraged, fierce, fiery, forceful, forcible, frantic, furious, great, headstrong, homicidal, hotheaded*, hysterical, impassioned, impetuous, inflamed, intemperate, mad, maniacal, mighty, murderous, passionate, potent, powerful, raging, riotous, rough, savage, strong, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unrestrained, urgent, vehement, vicious, wild, aroused, coercive, demoniac, fuming, maddened |
| Antonyms: | gentle, passive, peaceful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inflamed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stirred to anger |
| Synonyms: | angered, angry, aroused, incited |
| Main Entry: | ablaze |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very excited |
| Synonyms: | afire, angry, enthusiastic, fervent, frenzied, furious, heated, impassioned, incensed, intense, on fire, passionate, raging, stimulated, vehement, aroused, fuming |
| Antonyms: | dull, unexcited |
| Main Entry: | flaming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very angry, vehement |
| Synonyms: | ardent, blazing, bright, burning, fervent, frenzied, hot, impassioned, intense, passionate, raging, red-hot*, scintillating, vivid, aroused, hot-blooded, white-hot |
| Antonyms: | gleeful, happy, joyful, pleased |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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