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Exhilarating vs Excited - What's the difference?

exhilarating | excited |

As verbs the difference between exhilarating and excited

is that exhilarating is present participle of lang=en while excited is past participle of lang=en.

As adjectives the difference between exhilarating and excited

is that exhilarating is refreshingly thrilling while excited is having great enthusiasm.

exhilarating

English

Verb

(head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Refreshingly thrilling.
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    Synonyms

    * cheering * gladdening * stimulating * enlivening * See also

    excited

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having great enthusiasm.
  • He was very excited about his promotion.
  • * 2011 , (Rebecca Black) featuring
  • Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday
    Today i-is Friday, Friday
    We-we-we so excited
    We so excited
    We gonna have a ball today.
  • (physics) Being in a state of higher energy.
  • The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.
  • Having an erection; erect.
  • Synonyms

    * enthusiastic

    Derived terms

    * excited state