Antonyms for excitement
ɪkˈsaɪt məntex·cite·ment

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. excitement

   The old meaning of enthusiasm implies a pseudo-inspiration, an almost frantic extravagance in behalf of something supposed to be an expression of the divine will. This sense remains as the controlling one in the kindred noun enthusiast. Enthusiasm has now chiefly the meaning of an earnest and commendable devotion, an intense and eager interest. Against the hindrances of the world, nothing great and good can be carried without a certain fervor, intensity, and vehemence; these joined with faith, courage, and hopefulness make enthusiasm. Zeal is burning earnestness, always tending to vigorous action with all the devotion of enthusiasm, tho often without its hopefulness. Compare EAGER.

   Antonyms:
   calculation, calmness, caution, coldness, deadness, dulness, indifference, lukewarmness, policy, prudence, timidity, wariness

   Synonyms:
   ardor, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, ecstasy, enthusiasm, extravagance, fanaticism, fervency, fervor, frenzy, inspiration, intensity, passion, rapture, transport, vehemence, warmth, zeal

Matched Categories

1. • Arousal
   • Disturbance
   • Joy

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

1. exhilaration, excitementnoun

   the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

   "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"

   Synonyms:
   agitation, hullabaloo, inflammation, fervour, exhilaration, excitation, fervor, upheaval, turmoil

2. excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervournoun

   the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

   "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"

   Synonyms:
   fervor, firing, fervency, lighting, turmoil, redness, kindling, innervation, inflammation, ignition, ardour, excitation, agitation, fervidness, irritation, exhilaration, fire, upheaval, hullabaloo, rubor, inflaming, fervour, ardor

3. excitation, excitementnoun

   something that agitates and arouses

   "he looked forward to the excitements of the day"

   Synonyms:
   agitation, hullabaloo, inflammation, fervour, exhilaration, excitation, fervor, irritation, innervation, upheaval, turmoil

4. agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloonoun

   disturbance usually in protest

   Synonyms:
   fervor, upthrow, upthrust, tempestuousness, turmoil, turbulence, unrest, ferment, hullabaloo, uplift, excitation, agitation, exhilaration, fervour, fermentation, convulsion, tumult, upheaval, inflammation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. excitementnoun

   Antonyms:
   imperturbation, calmness, serenity, non-chalance

   Synonyms:
   perturbation, agitation, commotion, furore, inquietude, sensation, tumult, turmoil, flurry, ebullition, incitement, stimulus, arousing, awakening

How to use excitement in a sentence?

1. Michael Wood:

   Only on rare occasions does celebration come so closely aligned with regret, the regret of what we left out was tempered by the enormous excitement we have in presenting the six books on the shortlist.

2. Joaquin Niemann:

   If I had a chance to play him I think it's going to give me more excitement to win the match, more energy, i think it's going to help me more to focus and try to beat him.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   Democrats will not win in 2022 with a demoralized base. There must be energy and excitement. Today, in these difficult times, the American people want to know that their elected officials have the courage to take on the powerful special interests and fight for their needs.

4. Bernie Moreno:

   We raised more money this quarter than any other Republican or Democrat in the race because Ohio voters want a successful business leader and political outsider to make Ohio the best place to live, work, grow a business or raise a family, there is tremendous energy and excitement in our campaign among small-dollar donors and voters.

5. Toto Wolff:

   Sometimes these things just happen at the right moment and there was such a great crowd and a race with all the ingredients necessary for excitement, we still need to ask how we can make it better so that we can convince the critics that this is a great sport.

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