excited, a. perturbed, agitated, disconcerted. Antonyms: calm, serene, tranquil, nonchalant.
excitement, n. perturbation, agitation, commotion, furore, inquietude, sensation, tumult, turmoil, flurry, ebullition; incitement, stimulus; arousing, awakening. Antonyms: imperturbation, calmness, serenity, non-chalance.
exciting, a. stirring, rousing, stimulating, sensational.
exclaim, v. ejaculate, shout, vociferate.
exclamation, n. ejaculation, vociferation, outcry; interjection, ecphonesis.
exclamation point. ecphoneme.
exclude, v. debar, preclude; except, omit; eject, expel.
exclusion, n. debarment, preclusion; exception, omission; ejection, expulsion.
excrement, n. fæces, stools, dejections; dung, ordure. Associated words: scatology, eccrinology, fæcal, excrementitious, void, defecate, defecation.
excusable, a. venial, pardonable, justifiable. Antonyms: See inexcusable.
excuse, v. absolve, forgive, pardon, exonerate, palliate, justify, extenuate, acquit, exculpate, release.
excuse, n. justification, apology, plea, exoneration, palliation, extenuation, pardon; subterfuge, evasion, pretext, makeshift.
execute, v. effectuate, perform, accomplish, consummate, achieve; electrocute, behead, guillotine, hang.
execution, n. performance, effectuation, consummation, perpetration, accomplishment.
executioner, n. hangman.
exercise, n. performance, application, practice, employment, use; activity; training, discipline, drilling; drill, praxis, lesson, task; gymnastics, calisthenics; gestation.
exercise, v. employ, apply, busy, exert; practice, discipline, drill, train; distress, worry, harass.
exertion, n. effort, struggle, attempt.
exhaust, v. drain, deplete; debilitate, prostrate, enervate.
exhausted, a. depleted, drained, consumed, spent, effete.
exhaustion, n. consumption, depletion, draining, dissipation, lassitude, collapse, inanition, weariness, prostration.
exhaustless, a. inexhaustible.
exhumation, n. disinterment, disentombment.
exhume, v. disinter, disentomb.
exile, n. banishment, proscription, expatriation.
exile, v. banish, expatriate.
exiled person. exile, expatriate.
exorbitant, a. unreasonable, inordinate, excessive, fabulous.
expand, v. dilate, distend, enlarge.
expansion, n. dilation, distension, enlargement.
expatiate, v. descant.
expect, v. anticipate.
expectation, n. expectancy, anticipation.
expel, v. eject, drive out; ostracize, banish, proscribe, exile; excommunicate; discharge, void, eject, evacuate; exclude, remove, dismiss.
expelling, n. expulsion, ejectment, dismissal; banishment, exile, ostracism, proscription.--a. expulsive.
expend, v. disburse.
expenditure, n. disbursement.
expense, n. outlay, cost, charge, expenditure.
expensive, a. costly, dear, high-priced. Antonym: inexpensive.
experienced, a. practiced, veteran. Antonym: inexperienced.
experiment, n. test, trial. Associated words: empiric, empirical, empiricism, empiristic, tentation.
experimental, a. empirical, tentative.
expert, a. skilled, proficient, an fait, adroit. Antonyms: See inexpert.
expert, n. adept, master, dabster, connoisseur, masterhand. Antonyms: tyro, bungler.
explain, v. expound, elucidate, unfold, interpret.
explainable, a. explicable, interpretable, solvable. Antonyms: See unexplainable.
explainer, n. expositor, interpretator, commentator, exegetist, elucidator.
explanation, n. elucidation, exposition, explication, interpretation; solution, deduction, key. Associated words: exegetics, exegesis, hermeneutics.
explanatory, a. expository, elucidative, interpretative, exegetical.
explode, v. burst; detonate, detonize.
exploitation, n. utilization, exploiture.
explosion, n. detonation, detonization; bursting; outburst.
explosive, n. dynamite, lyddite, nitro-glycerine, fuse, thorite, tonite, fulgurite.
expose, v. exhibit, show, display; uncover, unveil; imperil, endanger, subject, jeopardize; disclose, reveal, unmask, denounce. Antonyms: conceal, suppress, dissemble, hide, veil.
exposé, n. divulgement, disclosure, exposure.
exposition, n. display, exposure; explanation; commentary postillation; fair.
expostulate, v. remonstrate.
expostulation, n. remonstration.
exposure, n. exposing, disclosure, divulgement, revelation, exposé; subjection, liability, jeopardy.
express, a. explicit, definite, positive, specific, unmistakable. Antonyms: vague, tacit, ambiguous, implied, equivocal, indefinite.
express, v. say, utter; signify, represent, indicate, denote, designate, mean.
expression, n. assertion, statement, utterance, declaration, representation, indication; phrase, term, word; modulation.
expulsion, n. expelling, ejection, debarment, exclusion.
exquisite, a. beautiful, rare, choice; discriminating, fastidious; keen, acute, poignant; matchless, consummate, incomparable.
extend, v. lengthen, prolong, protract; jut, project; enlarge.
extensible, a. extendible, ductile, tensible. Antonyms: inextensible, rigid, inelastic.
extension, n. enlargement, expansion, protraction; projection. Associated words: tensility, tensibility, tensile.
extent, n. magnitude, size, volume; reach, compass.
exterminate, v. eradicate, extirpate, uproot.
extermination, n. eradication, extirpation, uprooting.
external, a. outward, exterior, superficial, extrinsic.
extol, v. eulogize, praise, laud, exalt.
extortion, n. exaction (undue), overcharge, rapacity, vampirism.
extortionate, a. oppressive, exacting; (Colloq.) exorbitant.
extortioner, n. harpy.
extra, a. supplemental, additional, supplementary, supernumerary.
extract, n. essence, quintessence; excerpt, quotation, citation, selection.
extraordinary, a. uncommon, unusual, remarkable, egregious, phenomenal, signal, noteworthy, exceptional, unprecedented.
extravagance, n. improvidence, prodigality, waste; preposterousness, enormity, exorbitance, immoderation. Antonyms: economy, thrift, frugality.
extravagant, a. wasteful, unthrifty, prodigal, improvident, lavish; wild, immoderate, preposterous, inordinate, exorbitant. Antonyms: See thrifty.
extreme, a. outermost, utmost, farthest; last, final, ultimate; ultra, radical, fanatical.
extreme, n. extremity, acme, climax.
extremist, n. radical.
exuberance, n. superabundance, rampancy, excess, copiousness, luxuriance, lavishness.
exuberant, a. overflowing, copious, excessive, rampant, wanton, superabundant, rank, luxuriant.
exultant, a. triumphant, jubilant, joyous.
eye, n. optic. Associated words: optics, optician, ocular, oculary, oculate, oculifonn, ophthalmology, ophthalmologist, ophthalmic, optometry, ophthalmostat, optometrist, chatoyant, chatoyment, cynosure, orbit, strabismus, rheum, ophthalmoscope, ophthalmoscopy, astigmatism, optography, blear, blear-eyed, bleary, ophthalmometer, orbital, orbitary, amaurosis, ocellated.
eyebrows, n. pl. supercilium. Associated word: superciliary.
eye doctor. oculist.
eye-glasses, n. pl. pince-nez, monocle, lorgnette, spectacles, goggles, blinkers.
eyelashes, n. pl. cilia. Associated word: ciliary.
eyelid, n. palpebra; pl. palpebræ. Associated words: palpebral, palpebrate.
eyewater, a. collyrium.