Synonyms & related words for excitable

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of excitable — including irritable, jumpy, irascible, fidgety, nervous, skittish. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to excitable

Explore words related to excitable — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include excitableness, excitably, overexcitable, overexcited, excitability, rambunctious, irritableness, agitated. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for excitable

Common synonyms for excitable include irritable, jumpy, irascible, fidgety, nervous, skittish, cranky, restless — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does excitable come from?

The word excitable breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root cit-, from Latin cieo (“rouse, move”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.