enthuses

Shows eager excitement

Enthuses is the third-person singular of enthuse, meaning to express enthusiasm or to make enthusiastic.

Someone enthuses about a topic when they speak of it with excitement: She enthuses about her garden to anyone who'll listen.

The word can also mean to inspire enthusiasm in others: The coach's speech enthused the team.

passion

adores

Feels intense affection for

celebrates · champions · extols · praises · lauds · acclaims · raves · gushes · effuses · rhapsodizes

excitement

excites

Causes strong enthusiasm

animates · invigorates · exhilarates · enlivens · sparks · ignites · kindles · awakens · stimulates · energizes

expression

gushes

Flows or speaks copiously

exclaims · bubbles · beams · glows · radiates · exudes · brims · overflows · bursts · spills over

advocacy

promotes

Advocates or elevates

recommends · advocates · evangelizes · proselytizes · preaches · encourages · urges · pushes · touts · hypes

Opposites
emotional engagement/excitement

enthusesdisparages

Criticizes to diminish worth

despairs · laments · mopes · complains · grumbles

effect on others

enthusesbores

Drills or tires

discourages · deflates · dispirits · deadens · dulls

Phrases
Family

enthusiasm, enthusiastic, enthusiast, enthuse, unenthusiastic, enthusiastically, enthused, enthusing, unenthusiastically

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