exciting
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- excitingly adverb
- nonexciting adjective
- unexciting adjective
Etymology
Origin of exciting
Explanation
When something is exciting, it is full of activity and gets your blood pumping. Anything causing excitement is exciting. If your heart is racing and you’re thrilled, exhilarated, or jumping up and down with anticipation, something must be exciting. Different people find different things exciting. A close football game is exciting for fans. Being in love is exciting for just about anyone. Learning something new, whether French or juggling, is exciting. An action movie is supposed to be exciting — if it's not, it must not be very good. When you have exciting news, you can't wait to share it.
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Example Sentences
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Davey Lopes was the most exciting of that great infield and the inspirational leader of the ‘74, ‘77, ‘78 and ‘81 World Series teams.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
"It's very exciting as a scientist to find something unexpected like this that we weren't looking for," said Daniel Katz, CU Boulder chemistry PhD student and lead author of the study.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
Most astronauts, including the first British astronaut Helen Sharman, have described how they don't want to come home because the work in space is so exciting.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
“We believe most of these are good companies, and may be well positioned long-term, but don’t have exciting 12-month catalysts,” analysts wrote on Friday.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The airplane is probably the most exciting technological development of the early twentieth century.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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