exciting
Making hearts race
Exciting describes something that stirs strong feelings of enthusiasm, anticipation, or exhilaration.
An exciting movie keeps you on edge; exciting news makes your heart race.
The word suggests heightened energy and engagement: It's an exciting time to be in tech.
What counts as exciting varies widely—a quiet discovery can be as exciting as a roller coaster.
Emergency response hormone
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
- electrifyingIntensely thrilling or stimulating
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
- grippingHolding attention completely
suspenseful · riveting · pulse-quickening · spine-tingling · edge-of-your-seat · white-knuckle · hair-raising · cliffhanger
Prompting serious reflection
- engagingPleasantly attractive, compelling attention
- intriguingArousing eager interest
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- fascinatingExtremely interesting or captivating
inspiring · provocative · innovative · novel · creative · intellectually · challenging · enlightening
Active and changing
- livelyAnimated and energetic
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
spirited · exuberant · effervescent · bustling · peppy · zesty · sparkling · brisk
Favorable circumstance for advancement
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- developmentProgress toward maturity
possibility · venture · milestone · announcement · discovery · debut · launch · emerging
Overwhelmingly bright or impressive
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- spectacularStrikingly impressive to behold
- colorfulFull of varied hues
- vividIntensely clear and bright
explosive · fireworks · glittering · radiant · kaleidoscopic · pyrotechnics · luminous · flashy
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
- electrifyingIntensely thrilling or stimulating
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
gripping · suspenseful · riveting · pulse-quickening · spine-tingling · edge-of-your-seat · white-knuckle · hair-raising · cliffhanger · rollercoaster
thought-provoking
Prompting serious reflection
- engagingPleasantly attractive, compelling attention
- intriguingArousing eager interest
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
fascinating · inspiring · provocative · innovative · novel · creative · intellectually · challenging · enlightening · mind-expanding
dynamic
Active and changing
vivacious · spirited · exuberant · effervescent · bustling · peppy · zesty · sparkling · brisk · bouncy
opportunity
Favorable circumstance for advancement
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- breakthroughSudden important advance
development · possibility · venture · milestone · announcement · discovery · debut · launch · emerging · upcoming
dazzling
Overwhelmingly bright or impressive
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- spectacularStrikingly impressive to behold
- colorfulFull of varied hues
vivid · explosive · fireworks · glittering · radiant · kaleidoscopic · pyrotechnics · luminous · flashy · dramatic
- emotional reactionsinspiring, moving, touching, heartwarming, chilling
- game descriptorsfun, challenging, addictive, immersive, competitive
- suspensesuspense, suspenseful, tension, nail-biter, nail-biting
- incitementinciting, instigating, provoking, incitement, instigation
- adjectivesbig, urgent, amazing, temporary, bold
- captivatingcaptivating, fascinating, compelling, mesmerizing, hypnotic
excitingboring
Failing to engage interest
dull · unexciting · tedious · monotonous · uninteresting
excitinguneventful
Without significant happenings
routine · mundane · predictable · ordinary · commonplace