heady
adjective /ˈhedi/
/ˈhedi/
(comparative headier, superlative headiest)
- [usually before noun] having a strong effect on your senses; making you feel excited and confident synonym intoxicating
- the heady days of youth
- the heady scent of hot spices
- a heady mixture of desire and fear
- Profits grew last year by a heady 5.7%.
- the heady atmosphere of independence
Synonyms excitingexciting- dramatic
- heady
- thrilling
- exhilarating
- exciting causing great interest or excitement:
- This is one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years.
- dramatic (of events or scenes) exciting and impressive:
- They watched dramatic pictures of the police raid on TV.
- heady having a strong effect on your senses; making you feel excited and full of hope:
- the heady days of youth
- thrilling exciting and a lot of fun:
- Don’t miss next week’s thrilling episode!
- exhilarating very exciting and great fun:
- My first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience.
- a(n) exciting/dramatic/heady/thrilling/exhilarating experience/moment
- a(n) exciting/dramatic/heady atmosphere
- a(n) exciting/dramatic/thrilling finish/finale/victory/win
- [not before noun] (of a person) excited in a way that makes you do things without worrying about the possible results
- She felt heady with success.