Synonyms and antonyms of Become excited in American Thesaurus

swoon (verb)

to be extremely excited and impressed by someone who you like or admire

crackle (verb)

to be full of something such as nervousness or excitement

buzz (verb)

if someone’s head, mind, or brain is buzzing with ideas, questions, etc. or if these are buzzing around in their head, mind, or brain, they cannot stop thinking about them

exult (verb)

formal to feel or show great pleasure and excitement, especially about something that you have achieved

thrill (verb)

formal to feel very excited and pleased

spin around ()

if thoughts spin around in your head, you keep thinking about different things in a nervous and uncontrolled way

go berserk (informal)

informal to become very excited

go crazy (informal)

informal if an audience or group of people go crazy, they become very excited

lick your lips ()

to feel very excited because you think you are going to get something good

go mad ()

to become extremely excited and happy

be bitten by the ... bug ()

to become very enthusiastic about something

fall over yourself to do something ()

to be very enthusiastic about doing something

get carried away ()

to become so excited or involved in something that you lose control of your feelings or behavior

get it up for something (spoken)

spoken to become enthusiastic about doing something that you expect to be an effort

go ape ()

to become very excited, enthusiastic, or angry about something

go apeshit (very informal)

very informal to become very excited or angry

go bananas (informal)

informal to become very angry or excited

go hog-wild (American)

American to become very excited

go overboard ()

to do or say more than is reasonable or necessary, for example because you are excited or angry

have ants in your pants ()

to be unable to sit still, for example because you are nervous or full of energy

jump up and down (informal)

informal to be very angry, excited, or enthusiastic

someone’s heart leaps/jumps/quickens ()

used for saying that someone suddenly feels excited, nervous, or afraid