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Synonyms for eager
adj anxious, enthusiastic- ambitious
- greedy
- hungry
- impatient
- keen
- restless
- thirsty
- craving
- earnest
- hankering
- intent
- longing
- pining
- wild
- yearning
- acquisitive
- agog
- antsy
- appetent
- ardent
- athirst
- avid
- breathless
- champing at the bit
- covetous
- desiring
- desirous
- dying to
- fervent
- fervid
- gung ho
- heated
- hot
- hot to trot
- rarin' to go
- ready and willing
- restive
- self-starting
- solicitous
- vehement
- voracious
- warmblooded
- wishful
- zealous
Antonyms for eager
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
agog
adjective. enthralled
ambitious
adjective. desiring success
- aggressive
- anxious
- ardent
- aspiring
- avid
- ball of fire
- bent upon
- climbing
- come on
- come on strong
- designing
- desirous
- determined
- driving
- eager
- eager beaver
- earnest
- energetic
- enterprising
- enthusiastic
- fireball
- get up and go
- go-getter
- goal-oriented
- hard ball
- high-reaching
- hopeful
- hungry
- industrious
- inspired
- intent
- longing
- power-loving
- purposeful
- pushing
- pushy
- resourceful
- self-starting
- sharp
- soaring
- striving
- thirsty
- vaulting
- zealous
ardent
adjective. very enthusiastic
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.