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| 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: | excite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inspire; upset |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, agitate, amaze, anger, animate, annoy, arouse, astound, awaken, bother, chafe, delight, discompose, disturb, electrify, elicit, energize, evoke, fire, fluster, foment, galvanize, goad, incite, induce, inflame, infuriate, instigate, intensify, irritate, jar, jolt, kindle, madden, mock, move, offend, precipitate, provoke, quicken, rouse, start, stimulate, taunt, tease, thrill, titillate, vex, warm, whet, work up, worry, feed the fire, stir up, touch off, wake up, waken |
| Antonyms: | bore, calm, compose, deaden, lull, moderate, pacify, quiet, repress, tranquilize |
| Main Entry: | agog |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthralled |
| Synonyms: | anxious, avid, breathless, eager, enthusiastic, excited, expectant, impatient, in suspense, on tenterhooks |
| Main Entry: | animated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animate, ardent, brisk, buoyant, dynamic, ebullient, elated, energetic, enthusiastic, excited, fervent, gay, happy, passionate, peppy, quick, snappy, spirited, sprightly, vibrant, vigorous, vital, vivacious, vivid, zealous, zippy, activated, energized, vitalized, zestful, zingy |
| 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: | delighted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very happy |
| Synonyms: | charmed, ecstatic, elated, enchanted, excited, fulfilled, joyous, jubilant, overjoyed, pleased, thrilled, captivated, entranced, gladdened, gratified, pleasantly surprised |
| Antonyms: | depressed, disappointed, melancholy, miserable, pained, sorrowful, troubled, unhappy, dismayed |
| Main Entry: | ebullient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | agitated, brash, buoyant, chipper*, effervescent, effusive, elated, excited, exhilarated, exuberant, frothy*, gushing, high-spirited, irrepressible, vivacious, zippy*, bouncy, chirpy, in high spirits, zestful |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disinterested, unenthusiastic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | edgy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nervous |
| Synonyms: | anxious, critical, excitable, excited, high-strung, ill at ease, impatient, irascible, irritable, restive, restless, skittish, tense, touchy, uneasy, uptight, keyed up, overstrung |
| Antonyms: | calm, composed, laid-back, easy-going |
| 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: | 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: | frantic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distressed, distracted |
| Synonyms: | agitated, angry, at wits' end, berserk, beside oneself*, corybantic, crazy, delirious, deranged, distraught, excited, flipped out, fraught, freaked out, frenetic, frenzied, furious, hectic, hot and bothered*, hot under the collar*, hyper, in a stew, in a tizzy, insane, keyed up, mad, out of control, overwrought, rabid, raging, raving, shook up, spazzed out, unglued, unscrewed, unzipped, violent, weird, weirded out, wigged out, wild, wired*, worked up, zonkers |
| Notes: | frantic (from Latin phrenecticus 'frenetic') pertains to a mental state or condition, to a frame of mind, whereas that of frenetic pertains rather to a type of behavior or conduct |
| Antonyms: | calm, collected, composed, docile, peaceful, tranquil |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | frenetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | maniacal |
| Synonyms: | delirious, demented, distraught, excited, fanatical, frantic, frenzied, furious, insane, mad, overwrought, rabid, unbalanced, wild, wired*, corybantic, furibund, hyper, in a lather, lost it, obsessive, phrenetic, unscrewed, weirded out, wigged out |
| Antonyms: | balanced, calm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | frenzied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncontrolled |
| Synonyms: | agitated, berserk, delirious, distracted, distraught, excited, feverish, frantic, frenetic, furious, hysterical, mad, maniacal, nuts*, rabid, wild, convulsive, corybantic |
| Antonyms: | calm, controlled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gung ho |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of enthusiasm |
| Synonyms: | aggressive, anxious, ardent, dedicated, eager, energetic, enthused, enthusiastic, excited, fanatical, intense, lively, passionate, spirited, zealous, banzai, can-do, extremely enthusiastic, fired up, fired up, keyed up, proactive, take-charge |
| Main Entry: | hectic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frantic, turbulent |
| Synonyms: | animated, boisterous, burning, chaotic, confused, disordered, excited, exciting, fervid, feverish, frenetic, frenzied, furious, hassle, heated, jungle*, madhouse*, restless, riotous, tumultuous, unsettled, wild, woolly*, fevered, flurrying, flustering, hell broke loose, nutsy, rip-roaring, zoolike |
| Antonyms: | calm, leisurely, unhurried, easeful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hot and bothered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | upset |
| Synonyms: | disturbed, excited, troubled, aroused, flustered |
| Main Entry: | impressive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | powerful, influential |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, affecting, august, awe-inspiring, consequential, cool*, deep*, dramatic, effective, eloquent, excited, exciting, extraordinary, forcible, grand, impassioned, important, imposing, inspiring, intense, lavish, luxurious, majestic, massive, momentous, monumental, moving, noble, notable, penetrating, prime*, profound, remarkable, rousing, splendid, stately, stirring, striking, sumptuous, superb, thrilling, touching, towering, vital, arresting, well-done |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, ineffective, insignificant, unimportant, weak, unimpressive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interested |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerned, curious |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, affected, attentive, biased, caught, drawn, engrossed, excited, fascinated, fired*, gone*, hooked*, implicated, impressed, inspired, intent, into*, involved, keen, moved, obsessed, occupied, open, partial, partisan, predisposed, prejudiced, responsive, sold, stimulated, struck, sympathetic, taken, touched, attracted, awakened, eat sleep and breathe, enticed, inspirited, lured, on the case, roused, stirred |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disinterested, unconcerned, incurious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jubilant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | elated, excited, exuberant, exultant, flying*, glad, gleeful, joyous, overjoyed, pleased, rejoicing, rhapsodic, thrilled, triumphant, celebrating, doing handsprings, enraptured, euphoric, exulting, flipping, tickled, triumphal |
| Antonyms: | depressed, sad, sorrowful, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jumpy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nervous |
| Synonyms: | agitated, antsy*, anxious, apprehensive, creepy*, excitable, excited, fidgety, frisky, high-strung*, jittery, on edge*, restless, sensitive, shaky, skittish, tense, timorous, on pins and needles, spooked, unrestful |
| Antonyms: | calm, collected, composed, laid-back, easy-going |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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