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exciting
ex·cit·ing E0265100 (ĭk-sī′tĭng)adj. Creating or producing excitement: an exciting adventure story.
ex·cit′ing·ly adv.exciting (ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ) adjcausing excitement; stirring; stimulating exˈcitingly advex•cit•ing (ɪkˈsaɪ tɪŋ)
adj. producing excitement; stirring; thrilling. [1805–15] ex•cit′ing•ly, adv. excited exciting1. 'excited'Excited is used to describe how a person feels when they are looking forward eagerly to an enjoyable or special event. He was so excited he could hardly sleep.There were hundreds of excited children waiting for us.You say that someone is excited about something. I'm very excited about the possibility of joining the team.You can say that someone is excited about doing something. Kendra was especially excited about seeing him after so many years.When someone is looking forward to doing something, don't say that they are 'excited to do' it. 2. 'exciting'Don't confuse excited with exciting. An exciting book or film is full of action, and an exciting idea or situation makes you feel very enthusiastic. The film was a bit scary, and very exciting.It did not seem a very exciting idea.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | exciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"interesting - arousing or holding the attentionprovocative - serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollopesexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion"unexciting - not exciting; "an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life" | | 2. | exciting - stimulating interest and discussion; "an exciting novel"stimulating - rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a stimulating discussion" |
excitingadjective1. stimulating, inspiring, dramatic, gripping, stirring, thrilling, moving, sensational, rousing, exhilarating, electrifying, intoxicating, rip-roaring (informal) the most exciting adventure of their lives
stimulating flat, boring, dull, dreary, monotonous, uninspiring, humdrum, uninteresting, mind-numbing, unexciting2. titillating, stimulating, sexy (informal), arousing, erotic, provocative fantasizing about a sexually exciting sceneTranslationsexcite (ikˈsait) verb1. to cause or rouse strong feelings of expectation, happiness etc in. The children were excited at the thought of the party. 使激動，使興奮 使激动，使兴奋 2. to cause or rouse (feelings, emotions etc). The book did not excite my interest. 引起，激發 引起，激发 exˈcitable adjective easily becoming excited or upset. 易激動的 易激动的exˌcitaˈbility noun 易激動性，可激發性 可激发性exˈcited adjective 激動的，興奮的 兴奋的exˈcitedly adverb 激動地，興奮地 兴奋地exˈcitement nounHis arrival caused great excitement; the excitement of travel. 騷動，興奮 骚动，兴奋 exˈciting adjectivean exciting adventure. 令人激動的 令人激动的exciting
(as) exciting as watching paint dryVery dull or boring. Everyone loves that period drama, but, to me, it's as exciting as watching paint dry. Rachel fell asleep during the big game because she thinks that watching sports is exciting as watching paint dry.See also: dry, exciting, paint, watchexcite (one) about (something)To cause one to feel enthusiastic about something, especially in anticipation of participating in it. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "excite" and "about." Despite my best efforts, I still haven't been able to excite my students about trigonometry.See also: excite*exciting as watching (the) paint dryvery, very dull. (Sarcastic. *Also: about as ~; as ~.) This book is about as exciting as watching paint dry. Listening to you is exciting as watching the paint dry.See also: dry, exciting, paint, watchEncyclopediaSeeExciteexciting
Synonyms for excitingadj stimulatingSynonyms- stimulating
- inspiring
- dramatic
- gripping
- stirring
- thrilling
- moving
- sensational
- rousing
- exhilarating
- electrifying
- intoxicating
- rip-roaring
Antonyms- flat
- boring
- dull
- dreary
- monotonous
- uninspiring
- humdrum
- uninteresting
- mind-numbing
- unexciting
adj titillatingSynonyms- titillating
- stimulating
- sexy
- arousing
- erotic
- provocative
Antonyms for excitingadj creating or arousing excitementRelated Words- interesting
- provocative
- sexy
- stimulating
Antonymsadj stimulating interest and discussionRelated Words |