EXCITEMENT Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

excitement

noun

ik-ˈsīt-mənt

Definition of excitement

as in encouragement

something that arouses a strong response from another there were few excitements of any kind on our very uneventful trip back home

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Relevance

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subduing

as in enthusiasm

urgent desire or interest in our excitement to get going, we forgot to make sure that all of the lights in the house had been turned off

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Recent Examples of excitement The first-ever Googlebooks have drawn lots of attention and excitement from Android fans, as well as many comparisons with existing laptop alternatives, namely MacBooks. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026 There was palpable excitement, especially after Barringer noted that national Democrats had put the seat on a list of ones to watch for a possible upset. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 In Texas, where Democratic candidates often generate national excitement and then fizzle, Hinojosa has tried to build a post-partisan campaign. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026 After all, when a vehicle's primary mission is transporting children, sports equipment, and adults who have opinions about second-row legroom, excitement isn't necessarily the highest priority. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for excitement

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Noun

But Smith also had encouragement for Hurts, whom Lynn and the Eagles said should be expected to make a full recovery with treatment from blood thinners that precludes contact activities for the next few months.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Kid Rock's support eventually extended beyond words of encouragement.

— Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of encouragement

Noun

Capricorn December 22 – January 19 The people around you may reveal where your enthusiasm belongs next.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
Despite Democratic enthusiasm this year, Donnini cautioned that polling numbers do not automatically translate into election victories.

— Jack Fink, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of enthusiasm

Noun

The Holistic Touch treatment uses Ayurvedic techniques to rebalance the body’s energy, including healing poultices and marma-point stimulation.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Tom describes himself as uniquely susceptible to this kind of stimulation, something that Kenny, the Mount Sinai neuroscientist, says may have some credence.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of stimulation

Noun

China’s economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter thanks to the country’s powerful export machine, with domestic consumption still lagging and the authorities showing little interest in fiscal stimulus.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Visual stimuli produced more activity in the superficial layers of the superior colliculus.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of stimulus

Noun

In many instances, a nature lead might find that their underlying motivation is at odds with their employer’s, causing friction and making their — suddenly outsized — remit difficult to fulfil.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
But Spoelstra insisted that wasn’t a source of motivation to begin this season against Ball’s new team.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of motivation

Noun

New discoveries matter only if companies have the incentive and capital to bring them to market.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Some may question whether these procedures are used too often, whether the evidence supporting them is strong enough, or whether financial incentives influence their use.

— Antje M. Barreveld, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of incentive

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