Synonyms and antonyms of Become excited in British Thesaurus

thrill (verb)

formal to feel very excited and pleased

exult (verb)

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

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

go mad ()

to become extremely excited and happy

someone’s heart leaps/jumps/quickens ()

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

get carried away ()

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

go crazy (informal)

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

fall over yourself to do something ()

to be very enthusiastic about doing something

jump up and down (informal)

informal to be very angry, excited, or enthusiastic

be bitten by the ... bug ()

to become very enthusiastic about something

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

go ape ()

to become very excited, enthusiastic, or angry about something

go bananas (informal)

informal to become very angry or excited

go berserk (informal)

informal 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

lick your lips ()

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

spin round ()

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