eager

[ee-ger] / ˈi gər /

ADJECTIVE

anxious, enthusiastic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambitious greedy hungry impatient keen restless thirsty

STRONG

craving earnest hankering intent longing pining wild yearning

WEAK

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

STRONGEST

satisfied

WEAK

apathetic disinterested dispassionate unconcerned uneager unenthusiastic

Example Sentences

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Now she is eager to rediscover a life of adventure as an amputee.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

He is eager to get started with the first phase of his pro career.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

We head to outdoor restaurants where no one is present and the eager wait staff want to feed her bacon and me, my beet salad.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Voters eager for change gave the country’s Hindu nationalists a landslide win in a key state where they had never before ruled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Everyone was eager to stock up before winter came, and it was almost here.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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