Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with excitement in American Collocation
excitement
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
breathless
considerable
feverish
genuine
great
intense
much
palpable
real
sheer
tremendous
Then she smiled, and he felt his heart give a bound of feverish excitement.
create excitement
bring
cause
create
generate
A group’s lead singer must generate excitement on stage.
feel excitement
enjoy
experience
feel
share
The group is experiencing the excitement of crossing international cultural barriers.
become greater
build
grow
mount
rise
Excitement mounts as the great white limousine glides into view – and stops just in front of you!
stop
die down
subside
wear off
Once the excitement of the victory has subsided, we will carefully analyse the team’s performance.
The whole island is buzzing with excitement at the prospect of having the world’s finest players on its doorstep.
be bursting with
be filled with
buzz
tremble
His was a life that was filled with excitement, opportunity and wonder.