Synonyms for excitement
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Agitation
agitation, emotion, turmoil, trepidation, fury, commotion, flurry, tumult, hullabaloo, furor US, furore UK, stir, bustle, fuss, upheaval, disturbance, ado, perturbation, inquietude, discomposure
2. Enthusiasm
enthusiasm, passion, fervor US, fervour UK, heat, fever, warmth, ardor US, ardour UK, irritation, excitation, inflammation dated
Other
exhilaration, buzz informal, sensation, arousing, incitement, stimulus, ebullition, haste dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
to get caught up in the excitement
- n. 2
Something that excites.
Forms
- Plural
- excitements → agitations, emotions, turmoils, trepidations…
Example sentences
- emotion It'd be great if joy was the only emotion we felt.
- turmoil Algeria faced political turmoil in the 1990s.
- agitation Calmness attracts life; agitation pushes it away.
- trepidation We are waiting with trepidation to be proved wrong.
- passion We defy our foes, for our passion makes us strong!
- enthusiasm He destroyed all of my enthusiasm to learn Berber.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| excitement | rising | |
| emotion | rising | |
| turmoil | rising | |
| agitation | falling | |
| trepidation | rising | |
| passion | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ado2
- 4 letters
- heat1, stir1, buzz1, fury2, fuss1
- 5 letters
- fever2, haste1, furor2, ardor2
- 6 letters
- warmth1, flurry2, bustle2, fervor2, tumult2, furore, ardour
- 7 letters
- passion2, emotion3, turmoil2, fervour
- 8 letters
- stimulus3, upheaval3, arousing3
- 9 letters
- sensation3, agitation4, commotion3
- 10 letters
- enthusiasm5, irritation4, excitation4, incitement3, hullabaloo4, inquietude, ebullition
- 11 letters
- disturbance3, trepidation4
- 12 letters
- inflammation4, perturbation4, exhilaration5, discomposure
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ado2 = 2 syllables).