enthused

English

Adjective

enthused (comparative more enthused, superlative most enthused)

1. Enthusiastic.

   Synonyms: amped up, amped, pumped up, pumped; psyched up, psyched, excited

   Antonyms: unenthused, unenthusiastic, uninterested, noncommital, lukewarm

   Coordinate terms: amused, interested

   She doesn't seem very enthused about her aunt's birthday gift.

   • 2015 January 14, Maria Konnikova, “Trying to Cure Depression, but Inspiring Torture​”, in The New Yorker‎, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2023:

     One audience member in particular seemed especially enthused.

   • 2020 September 24, Shannon Palus, “Millennials Aren't As Helpless As We Appear to Be”, in Slate‎, archived from the original on 29 August 2023:

     There are facts in this book that make me feel enthused about voting, to the extent that I have any remaining capacity to be more enthused about voting. For example: "In 1950, CEOs made about 20 times more than the regular employee, by 2013, they made more than 204 times more."

Usage notes

See at enthuse.

Derived terms

• superenthused
• underenthused
• unenthused

Verb

enthused

1. past participle of enthuse

References

• “enthused”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.