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excitable

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ik-ˈsī-tə-bəl\
    • /ɪkˈsaɪ.tə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ik-ˈsī-tə-bəl\

Definitions of excitable word

  • noun excitable Responding rather too readily to something new or stimulating; too easily excited. 1
  • adjective excitable easily roused to emotion 1
  • adjective excitable If you describe someone as excitable, you mean that they behave in a rather nervous way and become excited very easily. 0
  • adjective excitable easily excited; volatile 0
  • adjective excitable (esp of a nerve) ready to respond to a stimulus 0
  • adjective excitable that is easily excited 0
See all 7 definitions of excitable

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Parts of speech for Excitable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
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excitable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for excitable

adjective excitable

  • emotional — Of or relating to a person's emotions.
  • nervous — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
  • edgy — nervously irritable; impatient and anxious.
  • impulsive — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
  • volatile — evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.
All 45 Synonyms of excitable

Antonyms for excitable

adjective excitable

  • unflappable — not easily upset or confused, especially in a crisis; imperturbable.
  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  • cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
  • cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
  • laid-back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
All 11 Antonyms of excitable

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