as in nervousness
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of excitability
Whereas fear scores stayed fairly stable across years, and attention/excitability was slightly higher for dogs enrolled in 2022.
—
New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Specifically, the team was looking at trends in dogs’ fear, attention and excitability, aggression, and trainability.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
In contrast, the canines tend to show lower levels of aggression, rivalry with other dogs, trainability, and excitability.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Specifically, the team was looking at trends in dogs’ fear, attention and excitability, aggression, and trainability.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
In contrast, the canines tend to show lower levels of aggression, rivalry with other dogs, trainability, and excitability.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitability
Noun
-
Supporters witnessed players gesturing to each other in annoyance at misplaced passes or mistimed runs, fans let rip with their own nervousness as their side defended a 1-0 lead, and, most graphically, head coach Vitor Pereira was sent from the touchline after his own anxiety got the better of him.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
-
Don’t try to talk yourself out of feeling badly, and instead, take time to figure out what your nervousness could say about your values, says David Rosmarin, an associate psychiatry professor at Harvard Medical School.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
That driving tension and anxiety are largely thanks to the team of artisans, which included composer Volker Bertelmann, editor Kirk Baxter and sound designer Paul Ottosson, who worked closely behind the scenes on their respective crafts to bring it together.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
-
That sense of anxiety is present throughout the book, most vividly in a wide shot of a group of cheerleaders rehearsing in a gym.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Excitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitability. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share