Collocations for excitement - noun

considerable, extreme, great, high, intense, tremendous
breathless, feverish, giddy (esp. AmE), heady, wild
genuine, pure, real, sheer
For sheer excitement, white-water rafting is hard to beat.

initial
sudden
growing, heightened, mounting
added, further
suppressed
nervous
pleasurable
strange
childlike
I step lightly, with childlike excitement.

youthful
intellectual, physical, political, sexual

buzz, flurry, flush, frisson (esp. BrE), ripple, rush, surge
She felt a surge of excitement when she heard the song.

element
level

be bubbling with, be filled with, be flushed with, be giddy with, be tingling with, be trembling with, feel
She was filled with excitement and apprehension.
Her face was flushed with excitement.

cause, create, generate
The news caused tremendous excitement among scientists.

bring
My visits always brought great excitement to my family.

conceal, contain, control, hide, suppress
He couldn't suppress the excitement in his voice.

add
The element of risk just adds excitement.

build up, grow, mount, rise
The tension and excitement built up gradually all day.

bubble, bubble up
Excitement was bubbling up inside her.

course through sb/sth, run through sb/sth
She could feel the excitement coursing through her veins.

fill sb/sth
Both fear and excitement filled her mind.

die down, wear off

in excitement
She clapped her hands in excitement.

with excitement
You'll jump up from your seat with excitement.

excitement among
The news has caused great excitement among scientists.

excitement at
her excitement at the prospect of a new job

excitement of
the excitement of meeting new people

an air of excitement
There was an air of excitement about the place.

a feeling of excitement, a sense of excitement
a state of excitement
a lack of excitement