Synonyms for exciting
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
thrilling, exhilarating, stimulating, electrifying, fascinating, sensational, inspiring, enthralling, mind-blowing, heady, impressive, enticing, intoxicating, invigorating, attractive, rousing, electric, glamorous, engrossing, riveting, breathtaking, rip-roaring informal, provocative, titillating, stirring, pulse-pounding, moving, vivacious, absorbing, warm, impassioned, distracting, galvanizing, tickling, fetching, stimulant, galvanic, exhilarative rare, thrilly rare, exhilarant rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Creating or producing excitement.
Example sentences
- thrilling I couldn’t put it down when it was so thrilling.
- stimulating Cities are stimulating, but also stressful places.
- exhilarating He took an exhilarating walk along the riverside.
- electrifying He creates an electrifying connection with his lovers.
- fascinating It was a fascinating story, and he told it well.
- inspiring What's the most inspiring movie you've ever seen?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| exciting | steady | |
| thrilling | rising | |
| stimulating | falling | |
| exhilarating | rising | |
| electrifying | rising | |
| fascinating | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- warm1
- 5 letters
- heady2
- 6 letters
- moving2
- 7 letters
- rousing2, thrilly
- 8 letters
- electric3, stirring2, enticing3, riveting3, fetching2, tickling, galvanic3
- 9 letters
- inspiring3, thrilling2, glamorous3, absorbing3, stimulant3, vivacious3
- 10 letters
- impressive3, attractive3, engrossing3, exhilarant
- 11 letters
- fascinating4, stimulating4, sensational4, provocative4, distracting3, impassioned3, enthralling, galvanizing4, titillating4
- 12 letters
- breathtaking3, exhilarating5, intoxicating5, electrifying5, invigorating5, exhilarative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (heady2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- passionnant
- Català
- apassionant