The Most "Exciting" Quiz Ever

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To be excited could be interpreted in three different ways. You could be overjoyed. You could be professionally motivated, or you could be full of high energy. Two of the words in the quiz are popular slang terms for being excited. Let's break down our synonyms.

To be overjoyed would include jubilant, eager, and thrilled. The definition for jubilant is feeling great happiness especially after a big success. To be thrilled for something would mean an overwhelming sense of enthusiasm, it goes beyond regular happiness.

Synonyms for excited that describe being professional and eager would include enthusiastic, eager, gung-ho, and ardent. Enthusiastic means being passionate, committed, deeply invested into something important. To be eager is readiness for the next activity, keen and possibly impatient desire for action. The definition of ardent implies intense devotion, zealous about a cause, intense and deep emotions. Being gung-ho denotes dedication and eager to take action. It could also be looked at as a negative in being too enthusiastic and careless.

Terms for excited that also mean having high energy and might include slang terms would include stoked, hyped, pumped, and antsy. Stoked is surfer slang for being excited and its root comes from the word "stoke" as in adding fuel to the fire. Hyped is an adjective meaning intense anticipation. Pumped means highly excited and physically energized. You can picture a flat tire being pumped up and now it's ready to go. Antsy is being full of nervous energy, twitchy. You've heard the expression having "ants in your pants".

The other terms are all antonyms for exciting and denote being less than thrilled and calm.