Entry Word: exciting

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 causing great emotional or mental stimulation <an exciting, come-from-behind victory for the underdogs in the last game of the World Series>

Synonyms breathtaking, electric, electrifying, exhilarating, galvanizing, inspiring, rip-roaring, rousing, stimulating, stirring, thrilling

Related Words arresting, interesting, intriguing, provocative, tantalizing; absorbing, engrossing, gripping, riveting; moving, poignant, touching; enchanting, enthralling, fascinating, spellbinding

Near Antonyms boring, tedious, tiresome; dreary, dull, humdrum, monotonous, uninteresting

Antonyms unexciting

2 serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction <and what exciting news have you for us today?> — see provocative