All gung-ho synonyms
gung-ho
G g adj gung-ho
- stormy — affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous: a stormy sea.
- effusive — unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.
- nutty — abounding in or producing nuts.
- hot — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- lively — eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
- heated — made hot or hotter; warmed.
- intense — existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- avid — You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do.
- fanatical — motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- impassioned — filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.
- dedicated — You use dedicated to describe someone who enjoys a particular activity very much and spends a lot of time doing it.
- rabid — irrationally extreme in opinion or practice: a rabid isolationist; a rabid baseball fan.
- spirited — pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.
- keen — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- glowing — incandescent.
- animated — Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- amorous — If you describe someone's feelings or actions as amorous, you mean that they involve sexual desire.
- angry — When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something.
- ardent — Ardent is used to describe someone who has extremely strong feelings about something or someone.
- earnest — serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
- fervent — having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent: a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.
- fervid — heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
- irascible — easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
- passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- vehement — zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm.
- vigorous — full of or characterized by vigor: a vigorous effort.
- violent — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- zealous — full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- afire — If something is afire or is set afire, it is on fire or looks as if it is on fire.
- antsy — If someone is antsy, they are nervous or impatient.
- burning — You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot.
- devoted — Someone who is devoted to a person loves that person very much.
- eager — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- fanatic — a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- fired — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- frenetic — frantic; frenzied.
- itchy — having or causing an itching sensation.
- obsessed — having an obsession (usually followed by with or by): He is obsessed with eliminating guilt.
- possessed — spurred or moved by a strong feeling, madness, or a supernatural power (often followed by by, of, or with): The army fought as if possessed. The village believed her to be possessed of the devil.
- pushy — obnoxiously forward or self-assertive.
- ripe — Réseaux IP Européens
- fireball — Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
- self-starting — starter (def 3).
- wild-eyed — having an angry, insane, or distressed expression in the eyes.