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more eager

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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Amazon has been more eager to acquire companies to help expand its empire, now worth $2.26 trillion.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Cautious consumers are more eager than ever to find a hot deal, said NRF chief economist Mark Mathews.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025

But given the dearth of official spending data, investors were more eager to hear what they had to say about the consumer economy.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

As the weather gets colder and the blackouts become even worse, the public will likely grow more eager to end the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

The adoption lawyer sent over a huge folder of prospective families, each of them more eager looking than the next.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway