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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“He was put in a position he was not ready for, and that was exciting for me. The whole time I was filming, I was saying to myself, ‘This man should not be here.’
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
"This opens a range of exciting possibilities in physical oceanography that, until now, were largely accessible only through simulations," said Lenain.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
An exciting opportunity ultimately takes her from her home in Norwich to the world of WWE in the US.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
“It’s really exciting when you can be in a place where everybody has the main thing being the main thing,” Atkins said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
They were always there, though, on the first day, so you always knew right away that this was going to be another exciting Herdman year in the Woodrow Wilson Elementary School.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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