► excitingmaking you feel very happy, interested, or eager: I’ve got some exciting news for you. Hockey is a fast exciting game to watch.
► thrilling making you feel very excited and a little nervous: We took a thrilling ride on the roller coaster.
► gripping a gripping story or movie is so exciting that you cannot stop reading or watching it: The novel is a gripping tale of power and corruption in ancient Rome.
► dramatic a dramatic story or situation has a lot of exciting and unexpected things happening in it: The movie starts with a dramatic car chase across the desert.
► exhilarating an exhilarating experience or activity makes you feel excited and full of energy: Learning to surf is exhausting but exhilarating.
► breathtaking a breathtaking sight is exciting because it is unusually beautiful and impressive. You can also use breathtaking about an activity or performance that is exciting because it is dangerous and impressive: The scenery in the mountains was breathtaking. The acrobats performed feats of breathtaking skill.
► electric an electric atmosphere is one in which you feel very excited and nervous: The atmosphere in the courtroom was electric.
► electrifying an electrifying performance or speech, makes people feel extremely excited and full of energy: After the band’s electrifying final song, the crowd went wild.