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excitement
noun as in enthusiasm; incitement
Strongest matches
adventure, buzz, commotion, confusion, drama, elation, emotion, feeling, frenzy, furor, fuss, hysteria, motivation, passion, rage, thrill, trepidation, tumult, turmoil, warmth
Strong matches
action, activity, ado, agitation, animation, bother, discomposure, disturbance, dither, excitation, ferment, fever, flurry, heat, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurry, impulse, instigation, intoxication, kicks, melodrama, motive, movement, perturbation, provocation, stimulation, stimulus, stir, titillation, to-do, urge, wildness
Example Sentences
Among the Facebook watchers excitement is building ahead of the expected fledging.
As I opened the glove compartment, our hands slightly brushed each other’s, and there was a moment of excitement.
The meadow buzzed with excitement as families of geese crowded together.
"It has taken away the normal excitement and looking forward to playing a European match," he said.
It is the unpredictable nature of this series that fuels the excitement - a compelling case can be made for so many different scorelines.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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