: feeling or showing enthusiasm : enthusiastic
The Royals are enthused about the acquisition of leadoff man Perry, who hit .300 and stole 29 bases for Atlanta in 1988 …—
Peter Gammons
Peter GammonsLike the Barn Swallows, the bluebirds weren't too enthused when I checked out their nestlings' progress.—Linda Tranbarger
Linda TranbargerHe and the Heartbreakers … ran through their entire new album in order before an enthused crowd.—David Wild
David WildExamples of enthused in a Sentence
you don't seem that enthused about the idea
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Honor and her husband Tom have a daughter, Chloe, and are trying for another via surrogate: Honor is obsessed with having another child, though Tom is less enthused.
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july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
While some fans celebrated the return of the iconic Carter series, others were less enthused.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 June 2025
Image At Layla, a cocktail bar and restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, one bartender was less enthused.
—Hank Sanders, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Deeper Colors—Especially Red Coogler gets more enthused though when talking about Dolby Cinema.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for enthused
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“Enthused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enthused. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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