All eager synonyms
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- anxious β If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- restless β characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood.
- thirsty β feeling or having thirst; craving liquid.
- hungry β having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.
- greedy β excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
- impatient β not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.
- keen β finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- ambitious β Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
- longing β strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
- hankering β a longing; craving.
- yearning β deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
- earnest β serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
- intent β something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.
- wild β living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- craving β an intense desire or longing
- pining β to yearn deeply; suffer with longing; long painfully (often followed by for): to pine for one's home and family.
- acquisitive β If you describe a person or an organization as acquisitive, you do not approve of them because you think they are too concerned with getting new possessions.
- agog β If you are agog, you are excited about something, and eager to know more about it.
- antsy β If someone is antsy, they are nervous or impatient.
- ardent β Ardent is used to describe someone who has extremely strong feelings about something or someone.
- athirst β having an eager desire; longing
- avid β You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do.
- breathless β If you are breathless, you have difficulty in breathing properly, for example because you have been running or because you are afraid or excited.
- covetous β A covetous person has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person.
- desiring β to wish or long for; crave; want.
- desirous β If you are desirous of doing something or desirous of something, you want to do it very much or want it very much.
- fervent β having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent: a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.
- fervid β heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
- gung ho β wholeheartedly enthusiastic and loyal; eager; zealous: a gung-ho military outfit.
- heated β made hot or hotter; warmed.
- hot β having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- restive β impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
- solicitous β anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.
- vehement β zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm.
- voracious β craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.
- wishful β having or showing a wish; desirous; longing.
- zealous β full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- appetent β having an eager longing or desire
- self-starting β starter (def 3).
adjective eager
noun eager
- flood β a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
- drencher β One who, or that which, drenches.
- niagara β a river on the boundary between W New York and Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario. 34 miles (55 km) long.
- tsunami β an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.