📖 Definitions of "Eager"
adjective
- 1
Sharp; sour; acid.
- 2
Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
- 3
Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
"I was eager to show my teacher how much I'd learned over the holidays."
- 4
Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
🔄 Synonyms of "Eager"
10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| zealous | Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion, particularly in matters of religion. |
| avid | Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something. |
| greatnoun | (informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic. |
| enthusiastic | With zealous fervor; excited, motivated. |
| hotverb | Relating to heat and conditions which produce it. |
| boreverb | (transitive) To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| aegirnoun | (astronomy) A moon of Saturn. |
| eagrenoun | a tidal bore |
| tidal borenoun | A wave, in the form of a wall of water, formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary. |
| overeager | Excessively eager. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Eager"
Words with the opposite meaning.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Eager"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| avid | Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something. |
| raringnoun | Eager. |
| zealous | Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion, particularly in matters of religion. |
| enthusiastic | With zealous fervor; excited, motivated. |
| eagre | Obsolete form of eager. [Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.] |
| overeager | Excessively eager. |
| great | (informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic. |
| impatient | Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays. |
| anxious | Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown. |
| boreverb | (transitive) To inspire boredom in somebody. |
| dying | Approaching death; about to die; moribund. |
| hot | Relating to heat and conditions which produce it. |
| aegirnoun | (astronomy) A moon of Saturn. |
| tidal borenoun | A wave, in the form of a wall of water, formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary. |
| agog | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| keen | (chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| fervent | Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion. |
| ardent | Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm. |
| impassioned | Filled with intense emotion or passion; fervent. |
| spirited | Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous. |
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