excited

ex·cited (--id)

adjective

ex·cit′ed·ly adverb

modif.

aroused, stimulated, inflamed, agitated, eager, enthusiastic, agog, annoyed, seething, wrought up, frantic, flushed, overwrought, wound up, restless, feverish, stirred, apprehensive, roused, disturbed, perturbed, flustered, upset, angry, disconcerted, discomfited, disquieted, tense, discomposed, tumultuous, hurt, piqued, atingle, angered, distracted, distraught, edgy, furious, beside oneself, delighted, delirious, exhilarated, thrilled, frenzied, manic, troubled, ruffled, moved, avid, hysterical, passionate, glowing, provoked, quickened, inspired, wild, fired, nervous, overheated, hot, animated, uneasy, galvanized, electrified, ill at ease, jumpy, jittery*, on the ragged edge*, keyed up*, red hot*, turned on*, in a tailspin*, all atwitter*, boiling over*, all hot and bothered*, hyped up*, in a dither*, in a quiver*, in a lather*, hopped up*, worked up*, feeling one's oats*, on pins and needles*, in a tizzy*, in a flutter*, haywire*, uptight*, in heaven*, all nerves*, wringing one's hands*, blue in the face*, jumping at*, het up*, on fire*, psyched*, psyched up*, steamed up*.

Preposition: about

prospect: As a new angel investor, don't get overly excited about the prospects!
possibility: I became very excited about the possibility of natural healing.

Preposition: at

prospect: Sunday came, off we went, my daughter seemed excited at the prospects of these two ladies being able to help her.

Modifies a noun

chatter: The gentlemen left, I listened to their excited chatter as they stumbled back up the stairs and out into the Portobello Road.
anticipation: We look forward to the future with excited anticipation.
atom: What causes an excited atom or molecule to emit a photon?
whisper: Is it not thus that an excited imagination whispers to the forlorn soul?
crowd: There was an uproar; excited crowds gathered, eager to know what the trouble was.
electron: We discovered that the absorption of a single photon could produce two or even three excited electrons.

Modifying Another Word

terribly: I no longer felt bored or stuck, I felt terribly excited.
overly: Hot: A horse that becomes overly excited is said to be " hot " .
doubly: As we noted above, such mixing requires orbital occupancy corresponding to the doubly excited state of 5c.
too: Yes, we know; don't get too excited.
genuinely: Even taking that into account he sounds genuinely excited by Mahmood.
quite: I used to get quite excited whenever a new channel was added to Freeview's lineup.

Used with adjective complement

get: I used to get quite excited whenever a new channel was added to Freeview's lineup.
seem: Sunday came, off we went, my daughter seemed excited at the prospects of these two ladies being able to help her.
feel: There is every reason to feel excited about the film, however, given the wealth of talent involved.
become: The Lambs seem to have become very excited by the capture of a huge whale.

Preposition: by

prospect: Undeterred, I signed up and felt quite excited by the prospect - until the preparatory work came through my letter box.

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