Words that Start with Ex: Expand Your Vocabulary Easily

Discover an extensive list of words starting with “ex” to expand your vocabulary and enhance your language skills.

1. Exacerbate- To make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse.
2. Exact- To demand and obtain (something, especially a payment) from someone.
3. Exaggerate- To make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is.
4. Exalt- To hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of.
5. Examine- To inspect someone or something in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly.
6. Example- A thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule.
7. Excavate- To make (a hole or channel) by digging; remove earth carefully and systematically from (an area) to find buried remains.
8. Exceed- To be greater in number or size than (a quantity, number, or other measurable thing).
9. Excel- To be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject.
10. Exceptional- Unusual; not typical.
11. Excerpt- A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.
12. Excess- An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.
13. Exchange- An act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same kind) in return.
14. Excite- Cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness.
15. Exclaim- Cry out suddenly, especially in surprise, anger, or pain.
16. Exclude- Deny (someone) access to a place, group, or privilege.
17. Exclusive- Restricted to the person, group, or area concerned.
18. Excommunicate- Officially exclude (someone) from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.
19. Excrement- Waste matter discharged from the bowels; feces.
20. Excursion- A short journey or trip, especially one taken as a leisure activity.
21. Excuse- Attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify.
22. Execute- Carry out or put into effect (a plan, order, or course of action).
23. Exemplary- Serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind.
24. Exempt- Free (a person or organization) from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
25. Exercise- Activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness.
26. Exert- Apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality).
27. Exfoliate- (of a material) come apart or be shed from a surface in scales or layers.
28. Exhale- Breathe out in a deliberate manner.
29. Exhaust- Drain (someone) of their physical or mental resources; tire out.
30. Exhibit- Publicly display (a work of art or item of interest) in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair.
31. Exhilarate- Make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated.
32. Exile- The state of being barred from one’s native country, typically for political or punitive reasons.
33. Exist- Have objective reality or being.
34. Exit- A way out of a building, room, or passenger vehicle.
35. Exodus- A mass departure of people, especially emigrants.
36. Exonerate- (especially of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
37. Exorbitant- (of a price or amount charged) unreasonably high.
38. Exorcise- Drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit) from a person or place.
39. Expand- Become or make larger or more extensive.
40. Expanse- An area of something, typically land or sea, presenting a wide continuous surface.
41. Expect- Regard (something) as likely to happen.
42. Expedient- (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral.
43. Expedite- Make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
44. Expend- Spend or use up (a resource such as money, time, or energy).
45. Expense- The cost required for something; the money spent on something.
46. Expert- A person who is very knowledgeable about or skillful in a particular area.
47. Expire- (of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to an end or no longer be valid.
48. Explain- Make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts.
49. Explicit- Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.
50. Explode- Burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, excessive internal pressure, or other process.
51. Exploit- Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
52. Explore- Travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it.
53. Explosion- A violent shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by a bomb.
54. Exponent- A person who believes in and promotes the truth or benefits of an idea or theory.
55. Export- Send (goods or services) to another country for sale.
56. Expose- Make (something) visible by uncovering it.
57. Exposition- A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
58. Express- Convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct.
59. Extend- Cause to cover a larger area; make longer or wider.
60. Extensive- Covering or affecting a large area.
61. Extent- The area covered by something.
62. Exterior- Forming, situated on, or relating to the outside of something.
63. External- Belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something.
64. Extinct- (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members.
65. Extol- Praise enthusiastically.
66. Extort- Obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.
67. Extra- Added to an existing or usual amount or number.
68. Extract- Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.
69. Extraneous- Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
70. Extraordinary- Very unusual or remarkable.
71. Extrapolate- Extend the application of (a method or conclusion) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable.
72. Extravagant- Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
73. Extreme- Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
74. Extricate- Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
75. Extrinsic- Not part of the essential nature of someone or something; coming or operating from outside.
76. Exuberant- Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement.
77. Exude- Discharge (moisture or a smell) slowly and steadily.
78. Exult- Feel or show triumphant elation or jubilation.
79. Exurb- A district outside a city, especially a prosperous area beyond the suburbs.
80. Exuviate- Shed (old outer skin).
81. Ex- wife** – A woman to whom one was formerly married but is now divorced.
82. Exorcist- A person who expels or attempts to expel evil spirits from a person or place.
83. Expatiate- Speak or write at length or in detail.
84. Exhume- Dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground.
85. Expunge- Erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).
86. Expectorate- Cough or spit out (phlegm) from the throat or lungs.
87. Expiate- Atone for (guilt or sin).
88. Explicate- Analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail.
89. Exploratory- Involving or designed to explore or examine something.
90. Explosive- Able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart.
91. Expository- Intended to explain or describe something.
92. Extempore- Spoken or done without preparation.
93. Extendible- Capable of being extended.
94. Exterritorial- Outside the jurisdiction of the local law.
95. Extinguish- Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
96. Extirpate- Root out and destroy completely.
97. Extracurricular- Pursued in addition to the normal course of study.
98. Extradite- Hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed.
99. Extrajudicial- (of a decision or process) not involving a judicial proceeding or legal process.
100. Extrapolative- Relating to the extension or projection of known information or trends into an area not currently known in order to predict future outcomes.