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excitement

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of excitement

1 something that arouses a strong response from another

  • there were few excitements of any kind on our very uneventful trip back home
Synonyms of excitement

incitation, incitement, instigation, provocation
Words Related to excitement

encouragement, galvanization, goad, incentive, inducement, jog, prod, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus

enticement, lure

induction, inspiration, motivation

aggravation, annoyance, bother, exasperation, frustration, hassle, headache, irritant, nuisance, peeve, pest
Near Antonyms of excitement

subduing

2 urgent desire or interest

  • in our excitement to get going, we forgot to make sure that all of the lights in the house had been turned off
Synonyms of excitement

appetite, ardor, avidity, avidness, desirousness, eagerness, enthusiasm, hunger, impatience, keenness, lust, thirst
Words Related to excitement

alacrity, quickness

ambition, gusto, zest

appetence, appetency, fervency, passion, warmth, zeal

amenability, readiness, willingness
Near Antonyms of excitement

casualness, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

aloofness, detachment

impassivity, languidness, languor

halfheartedness, lukewarmness
Antonyms of excitement

apathy, indifference

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