excited
Full of anticipation
Excited describes a state of heightened energy or anticipation.
You might be excited about an upcoming trip, excited to see someone, or sexually excited.
The word can also describe physical states—excited electrons have absorbed energy and moved to higher orbits.
The kids were too excited to sleep.
Don't get excited asks someone to calm down.
Intensely, buoyantly pleased
- thrilledOverjoyed beyond measure
- overjoyedExtremely pleased, intensely glad
- ecstaticOverwhelmed with joy
- euphoricOverwhelmed with joy
delighted · gleeful · exuberant · jubilant · blissful · beaming · radiant · giddy
Intensely wanting something
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- avidIntensely enthusiastic
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
ardent · zealous · wholehearted · intense · devoted · fanatical · obsessed · crazy about
Intensely wanting something
- expectantAwaiting something foreseen
- awaitingStaying until something arrives
- hopefulFeeling positive expectation
- counting downSequential subtraction to zero
looking forward · impatient · anxious · on edge · breathless · suspenseful · nail-biting · edge of seat
Full of life, or drawn moving
- livelyAnimated and energetic
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- buzzingLow vibrating hum
- electricPowered by current
hyper · wired · bouncy · bubbly · effervescent · peppy · fired up · pumped
elated
Intensely, buoyantly pleased
- thrilledOverjoyed beyond measure
- overjoyedExtremely pleased, intensely glad
- ecstaticOverwhelmed with joy
euphoric · delighted · gleeful · exuberant · jubilant · blissful · beaming · radiant · giddy · exhilarated
eager
Intensely wanting something
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- avidIntensely enthusiastic
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
fervent · ardent · zealous · wholehearted · intense · devoted · fanatical · obsessed · crazy about · wild about
eager
Intensely wanting something
- expectantAwaiting something foreseen
- awaitingStaying until something arrives
- hopefulFeeling positive expectation
counting down · looking forward · impatient · anxious · on edge · breathless · suspenseful · nail-biting · edge of seat · can't wait
animated
Full of life, or drawn moving
electric · hyper · wired · bouncy · bubbly · effervescent · peppy · fired up · pumped · amped
stimulated
Prompted into action
roused · worked up · flustered · hot and bothered · titillated · turned on · inflamed · charged · heated · flush
- good feelingshappy, joy, content, pleased, glad
- moodshappy, sad, angry, anxious, melancholy
- behavior statesalert, anxious, calm, confused, depressed
- false friendsactual, actually, embarrassed, eventually, fabric
- emotionsjoy, anger, fear, sadness, love
- anticipationanticipating, expectation, expectancy, expecting, awaiting
excitedbored
Lacking interest or engagement
indifferent · apathetic · unenthusiastic · uninterested · disinterested
- excited stateElevated energy configuration
excite, exciting, excitement, excitedly, excitable, excites, overexcited, excitably, excitation