as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
you don't seem that enthused about the idea
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as in raved
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm
the neighbors invited us over just so we could enthuse over their new car
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Recent Examples of enthused
Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
Kelce was all for that, but his brother Travis was less enthused.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
But that's changed as investors become more enthused about Amazon's custom chips, which have helped improve sentiment around the stock.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
To be sure, gay men have embraced the show in large and enthused numbers.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
Kelce was all for that, but his brother Travis was less enthused.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
Mary, meanwhile, offers our first hint that these writers aren’t as enthused about playing second fiddle to a robot as Brandon would have Valerie believe.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
But that's changed as investors become more enthused about Amazon's custom chips, which have helped improve sentiment around the stock.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enthused
Adjective
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Instead, according to several people involved and to contemporaneous documents, OpenAI executives seemed to grow only more excited about it.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps York was excited for this adventure.—
Craig Fehrman,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At Meditrina Market Cafe in Valparaiso, where the specials include cilantro naan and eggplant shawarma, Rachael and Peter Brown raved about the local dining scene.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Scouts raved about his fastball — which sat 92-94 mph at the time — and his improving curveball and changeup combination.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Boomer is particularly enthusiastic to introduce the world to the latter actress, who previously appeared in Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans and Prime Video's Hunters.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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Chinese people, particularly younger ones, have long been enthusiastic about wordplay.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Takaichi is a hard rock and heavy metal music fan and was an avid drummer in her college days.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The president's eldest grandchild is an avid golfer who committed to play for the University of Miami's collegiate team this fall.—
Linda Marx,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Penguins’ leaders have gushed all season about the group of players with which president of hockey operations/general manager Kyle Dubas has surrounded them.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the comment section, users gushed about the new arrivals.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For example, Stanford’s Eesley said that plenty of AI business customers are eager to try out new tools, but drop them after a trial period.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Why are men like Sam Bateman or Warren Jeffs eager to document so much of their criminal activity?—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The crime went unsolved for many years, prompting Mason to start making this movie in the early 2000s, and the immediate conclusion to jump to is that the LAPD maybe wasn’t too fussed about it.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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Dunst doesn’t get fussed about that sort of thing.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Nov. 2025
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“Enthused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enthused. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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