excitement

noun

ik-ˈsīt-mənt How to pronounce excitement (audio)
Definition of excitementnext
1
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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2
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 During Aikman's early visits to the station, his excitement sometimes got the best of him. — Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 As attendees make their way out of the venue, excitement lingers through the air. — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Yet, during a time that should be marked by energy and excitement, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew made headlines in sending a disappointing message to educators, advocates, and families. — Evan Stone, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 But know that many people struggle to stick to that limit when they get caught up in the excitement of a game. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for excitement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excitement
  1. encouragement
  2. enthusiasm
  3. stimulation
  4. thirst
  5. stimulus
  6. motivation
  7. incentive
Noun
  • His first words offered encouragement that it can be achieved.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Palmer himself paced the room on a phone call, doling out smiles of encouragement and inspiring a hushed reverence in his wake.
    — Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of encouragement
Noun
  • Wang’s remarks underscore the gap between investor enthusiasm for humanoid robots and their current commercial capabilities.
    — Anniek Bao,Jenni Reid,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Alice presents two ideas, one delivered without any enthusiasm, the other dropped as a joke.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of enthusiasm
Noun
  • The soft frame stands independently and offers several stimulation options, including a black-and-white spinning ball and a rotating bee.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Those spaces allow guests to step away from the crowds, noise and other stimulation.
    — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of stimulation
Noun
  • What the estate has built in the 15 years since his death is a testament to the thirst for life that the artist had while on this earth.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
  • After marking his 61st birthday with a vintage video from his 3rd birthday back in 1966, Stamos returned to thirst-trapping for his 62nd.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of thirst
Noun
  • The third is to develop novel variations of your stimuli or your benchmark items in order to test robustness and generalization.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The country on Monday reported disappointing retail sales and industrial production growth for July, fueling hopes for more rate cuts and stimulus.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of stimulus
Noun
  • This simply exposes the true motivation of some who have advocated opposition to this transaction.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Mental health conditions such as depression can sap both energy and motivation, while medical issues including hypothyroidism, anemia and chronic fatigue syndrome can also cause debilitating symptoms.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of motivation
Noun
  • The merger threatens to push production further abroad amid an already ongoing exodus, as well as to other states with cushy tax incentives.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • When compensation is tied to conversion, the incentive structure can encourage aggressive and off-brand marketing tactics.
    — Ivan Doruda, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of incentive

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“Excitement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excitement. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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