English > exciting: 2 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | creating or arousing excitement. |
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| Example | "an exciting account of her trip" |
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| Attribute of | excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour | The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up |
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| Narrower | breathless, breathtaking | tending to cause suspension of regular breathing |
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| elating, exhilarating | making lively and joyful / joyful |
| electric, galvanic, galvanizing, galvanising | affected by emotion as if by electricity |
| electrifying, thrilling | Causing a surge of emotion or excitement |
| glamorous, glamourous | Having an air of allure, romance and excitement |
| heady, intoxicating | Extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic |
| tickling, tingling, titillating | exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching / twitching movements |
| titillating | pleasantly and superficially exciting |
| See also | interesting | Arousing or holding the attention |
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| provocative | Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| sexy | marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest |
| stimulating | rousing or quickening activity or the senses |
| Opposite | unexciting | not exciting |
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| Spanish | emocionante, excitante |
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| Catalan | excitant |
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| Adverbs | excitingly | in an exciting manner |
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